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California Supreme Court

Dec. 2, 2009

Attorney-Client Privilege Upheld

An advisory letter written by an attorney to a client is entirely privileged and cannot be disclosed even if legal advice is redacted, the state Supreme Court ruled in an important victory for employers Monday.

By Rebecca Beyer

Daily Journal Staff Writer

An advisory letter written by an attorney to a client is entirely privileged and cannot be disclosed even if legal advice is redacted, the state Supreme Court ruled in an important victory for employers Monday.

The unanimous opinion, which reverses the Second District Court of Appeal and a Los Angeles County Superior Court trial judge, came in a case involving Costco Wholesale Corpora...

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