Personal Injury & Torts
Mar. 6, 2010
Witness Statements Not Privileged
Witness statements taken by lawyers or their representatives are not protected by attorney-client privilege and can be turned over to opposing counsel, a divided state appellate court ruled Thursday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Witness statements taken by lawyers or their representatives are not protected by attorney-client privilege and can be turned over to opposing counsel, a divided state appellate court ruled Thursday.
Justice Betty L. Dawson of the 5th District Court of Appeal called the statements "classic evidentiary material" that should be subject to discovery by parties in a lawsuit becaus...
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