In many cases, clients tend to place their trust, and often their livelihood, in the hands of their attorney. This expectation can be easily traced back to the attorney-client privilege, one of the oldest common-law privileges for confidential communications. In some instances, the attorney-client privilege may extend to third parties under the common-interest doctrine, which
In an action brought against a title company for losses in connection with a property sale, Justice Elizabeth H. Emerson, in