Civil Litigation
Oct. 31, 2019
Franchising trial includes 5th Amendment pleas, allegations of doctored evidence
A federal judge overseeing a bench trial between two martial arts providers authorized the piercing of attorney-client privilege under the crime-fraud exception
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SANTA ANA -- A federal bench trial over a martial arts franchising agreement took on unusual criminal undertones this week during a query over false allegations of statutory rape with a witness invoking the 5th Amendment and the plaintiff contending key defense audio recordings were doctored.
The testimony stems from what U.S. District Judge David O. Carter said was "fra...
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