Legal Opinion
Fox Searchlight Pictures, Inc. v. Paladino
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 22, 2001No. B142129, B143537PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
JOHNSON, J.
Upon learning its former in-house counsel planned to sue for wrongful termination of employment, a company struck first by suing the former counsel for disclosing confidential and privileged information to the attorneys handling her wrongful termination case. The former in-house counsel moved to strike the company’s complaint as a SLAPP suit. The company responded with motions to disqualify the attorneys representing its former counsel on the ground they possessed confidential and privileged information belonging to the company and material to the issues between the parties.…
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