Legal Opinion
Wortham & Van Liew v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 15, 1987No. D005116PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
TODD, J.
May the attorney for a partnership withhold from a partner important information received from another partner concerning partnership transactions claiming the information is confidential under the attorney-client privilege? We hold the joint-client rule of Evidence Code 1 section 962 removes these communications from the protection of the attorney-client privilege. The attorney must divulge all partnership information to all partners.
Petitioners seek a writ of prohibition to prevent enforcement of a trial court discovery order compelling attorney Lawrence T. Dougherty to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Lasky, Haas, Cohler & Munter v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1985
- Glacier General Assurance Co. v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1979
- Glade v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978
- Petty v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1953
- McCain v. Phoenix Resources, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1986
3Cited by25 opinions
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- Arpadi v. First MSP Corp.Ohio Supreme Court · 1994
- Pucci v. SantiDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1989
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