Legal Opinion
McDermott Will & Emery LLP v. Superior Court of Orange County
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 18, 2017No. G053623PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ARONSON, J.
In this original proceeding, we consider several issues relating to a confidential attorney-client communication, including (1) whether the client waived the attorney-client privilege by disclosing the communication to third parties, and (2) whether the trial court erred in disqualifying the law firm that represented one of those third parties because its attorneys failed to notify the client or the client’s attorney that counsel had obtained a copy of the communication, reviewed and analyzed the communication, and used it in the lawsuit.
The trial court found that plaintiff…
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