HLC Properties, Ltd. v. Superior Court

Opinion

BAXTER, J.

At issue in this matter are 59 written communications pertaining to three recording contracts executed by the late Harry Lillis Crosby, the talented entertainer known to all as Bing Crosby. In the proceedings below, the trial court rejected plaintiffs’ claim of attorney-client privilege with respect to the 59 documents, many of which were either authored or received by persons Crosby had hired to help manage his business interests. We conclude that the trial court ruled correctly and that the Court of Appeal erred in granting plaintiffs’ petition for writ of mandate.

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