Legal Opinion
Dana v. Piper
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided February 20, 2013No. 42290-5-IIPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWorswick, C.J.
¶1 In their legal malpractice case against Sussman Shank LLP, Troy and Pamela Dana seek review of five pretrial discovery orders. Dana1 argues that the trial court erred by (1) ruling that Dana impliedly waived the attorney-client privilege, (2) disqualifying Dana’s counsel and their entire law firm, and (3) finding facts the record does not support. Because the trial court erred in ruling that Dana waived the attorney-client privilege, we vacate the orders and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
FACTS
¶2 Troy Dana and Larry Gilliam owned all the shares in Hodges,…
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