California Courts of Appeal
Apr. 15, 2015
Law firm billing records while representing LA County are secret, court rules
In a clash over law firms' alleged "scorched earth" litigation tactics to stall excessive force claims by Los Angeles County Jail inmates, county officials won the right to keep billing records secret, a state appellate panel ruled.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
In a clash over law firms' alleged "scorched earth" litigation tactics to stall excessive force claims by Los Angeles County Jail inmates, county officials won the right to keep billing records secret, a state appellate panel ruled on Monday.
The 2nd District Court of Appeal panel held that in the conflict between the attorney-client privilege, which arguably protects the billing records,...
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