attorney client privilege

Los Angeles County Bd. of Supervisors v. Superior Court (2016) 2 Cal.5th 282

In a 4-3 decision in Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors v. Superior Court (ACLU) the California Supreme Court agreed with GMSR’s client in holding that everything in attorney invoices in pending cases, including aggregate amounts charged to a client, are protected by the attorney client

Moeller v. Superior Court (1997) 16 Cal.4th 1124

Attorney-client privilege not binding on a successor trustee

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