Public relations confidentiality: An analysis of pr practitioner–client privilege in high profile litigation

•PR practitioners can claim attorney–client privilege.•PR work done for litigation may be protected under attorney–client privilege.•Federal courts are frequently viewing PR work as a necessity for litigation.•PR practitioners should take steps to protect client confidences during lawsuits. This art...

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Published in:Public relations review Vol. 41; no. 1; pp. 14 - 21
Main Author: Myers, Cayce
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Silver Spring Elsevier Inc 01.03.2015
Elsevier Science Ltd
Subjects:
Attorneys
Attorney–client privilege
Client relationships
Clients
Confidentiality
Court decisions
Courts
Data integrity
Federal court decisions
Law
Litigation
PR law
PR litigation
Privileges & immunities
Public relations
State court decisions
Studies
United States > US
PR law
Confidentiality
PR litigation
Attorney–client privilege
ISSN:0363-8111, 1873-4537
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Summary:•PR practitioners can claim attorney–client privilege.•PR work done for litigation may be protected under attorney–client privilege.•Federal courts are frequently viewing PR work as a necessity for litigation.•PR practitioners should take steps to protect client confidences during lawsuits. This article explores the legal protection given to confidential information between public relations practitioners and their clients under U.S. law. Increasingly, federal courts have recognized the importance of having a media strategy during high profile litigation. However, courts have a mixed approach for protecting confidential information divulged to PR practitioners during litigation. This article analyzes recent U.S. court decisions extending attorney–client privilege to non-lawyers and provides suggestions on when attorney–client privilege may extend to PR practitioners.
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ISSN:0363-8111
1873-4537
DOI:10.1016/j.pubrev.2014.10.016