Legal Opinion
Laguna Beach County Water District v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 15, 2004No. G034238Published
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RYLAARSDAM, Acting P. J.
The primary question presented is whether, by sending letters containing work product to auditors for petitioner Laguna Beach County Water District (defendant), defendant’s lawyer waived the right to assert attorney work product protection. Because this disclosure did not contravene the purpose of the work product doctrine, there was no waiver, and defendant is not required to produce the letters.
As to the other documents at issue, based on our in camera review, we have determined that one letter and its attachments and attachments to a second letter do not…
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