Financial Corp. of America v. Wilburn
California Court of Appeal
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
AGLIANO, P. J.—
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Plaintiffs appeal from a judgment entered after defendant’s general demurrer was sustained without leave to amend to their second amended complaint. At issue is the scope of the privilege afforded to publications and statements made by an attorney about an adversary prior to and in litigation.
We review a general demurrer under well-established principles. It presents the question of law whether the complaint, liberally construed, contains facts sufficient to entitle plaintiff to any relief. (B & P Development Corp. v. City of Saratoga (1986) 185 Cal.App.3d 949, 952-953,…
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