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Litigation

Oct. 13, 2007

Panel Extends Document Privilege

Even documents that don't bear an attorney's name can be protected by attorney-client privilege, a state appellate court ruled Thursday.

By Laura Ernde
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      Even documents that don't bear an attorney's name can be protected by attorney-client privilege, a state appellate court ruled Thursday.
      As long as the document discusses legal advice or strategy and was sent between people who needed to know the information, it should be kept confidential, said a unanimous three-judge panel of the 2nd Dist...

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