Perspective
Mar. 17, 2010
Witness Statements: What to Do Now
After Coito v. Superior Court's ruling on privileged work product, Barry Rodolff of The Rodolff Law Firm provides tips on how to handle witness statements.
By Barry Rodolff
Less than a week after the 5th District Court of Appeal decided Coito v. Superior Court, my law firm heard from a major client: "Have you heard about this case? What does it mean? What do we do?" This is my answer: The way we deal with written and recorded independent witness statements in California must now change. The absolute work-product privilege protection for such statements discussed in Nacht & Lewis Architects In...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!
Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)
Already a subscriber?
Sign In