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The Ruling That Changes Everything for Law Firms
In February 2026, a US federal court made a finding that rippled through every major law firm's risk management team: communications with AI tools like Claude do not carry attorney-client privilege.
In United States v. Heppner (No. 25-cr-00503-JSR, S.D.N.Y.), Judge Jed Rakoff ruled on February 10, 2026 that 31 documents a defendant generated using Claude were not protected by attorney-client privilege or the work product doctrine. Judg...