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Litigation

Jun. 17, 2011

Is the California Litigation Privilege No More?

The Noerr-Pennington Doctrine's impact on the California litigation privilege in federal court. By Alyson C. Decker of Blecher & Collins PC


By Alyson C. Decker


For plaintiff lawyers in California, our state's litigation privilege has always provided some comfort that anticompetitive behavior will not gain automatic protection simply because the word "litigation" is used. And the California litigation privilege has also created a simple road map for defense attorneys when counseling clients about what to say and when to say it. But perhaps the reason why this privilege makes sense to att...

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