A lawyer and client cannot be considered conspirators for purposes of violating federal civil rights laws even if they file a frivolous lawsuit -- and then seek publicity for it -- in order to intimidate a witness, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. Because the pair are acting within the attorney-client relationship, they are legally one and cannot conspire with each other, the court said.
August 30, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A lawyer and client cannot be considered conspirators for purposes of violating federal civil rights laws even if they file a frivolous lawsuit — and then seek publicity for it — in order to intimidate a witness, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled.
Because the pair are acting within the attorney-client relationship, they are legally one and cannot conspire with each other, the court said.
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