California Supreme Court
Dec. 31, 2016
Legal fee invoices cannot be shielded, state high court rules
Los Angeles County cannot claim attorney-client privilege to categorically shield legal fee invoices from public disclosure, a divided state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Los Angeles County cannot claim attorney-client privilege to categorically shield legal fee invoices from public disclosure, a divided state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
By a 4-3 margin, the high court held that the state's Public Records Act can reach a public agency's confidential communications with private counsel. The ruling was a win for the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern Califo...
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