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Work Product
27 published works
The Appellate Strategist
Justice Liu Authors Four Unanimous Opinions by the California Supreme Court
As the summer got started, and his first year on the bench nearly completed, Justice Liu produced four unanimous opinions on wide ranging issues of California law, including arbitration, preemption…
The Appellate Strategist
The Coito Decision Questions Nacht and Puts the Scope of California Work Product Protection in Question
Nacht & Lewis Architects, Inc. v. Superior Court may be the most widely cited case in California. It seems to appear in most responses to Form Interrogatory Nos. 12.2 and…
Legal Ethics Forum
California case: recorded statements from witnesses aren’t work product; are discoverable
Decision here in Coito v. Superior Court, disagreeing with existing California case law in Nacht & Lewis Architects, Inc. v. Superior Court, 47 Cal.App.4th 214 (1996).
Legal Profession Blog
With Friends Like These
Louisiana seems to have more than its fair share of colorful bar discipline cases. A decision from the Supreme Court involves a former judge who had returned to private practice.…
Legal Profession Blog
Work Product Concerns Premature
In an appeal from the circuit court, the South Dakota Supreme Court reversed the lower court's resolution of "the procedural question of how to protect work product and theories of…
InsureReinsure
Absent Class Member Not Entitled to Privileged Work-Product of Lead Counsel
By Order dated December 27, 2007 a New York appeals court rejected an absent class member's bid to obtain the work product of lead counsel in the CA Inc. securities…
California Employment Law Update
Investigation Conducted By Claims Adjusters/Attorneys May Be Subject To Discovery
By Tony Oncidi
2,022 Ranch, LLC v. Superior Court, 113 Cal. App. 4th 1377 (2003) A purchaser of land (2,022 Ranch, LLC) sued its title insurer (Chicago Title) for breach of contract and…