CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
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Procedure Before Trial/Hearing
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Litigation Privilege Summarized
Cases discussing the litigation privilege.
As County-related lab's alleged conduct in giving family erroneous DNA test information (stating F was not C's father) fell within the CC 47(b) privilege, trial court did not err in granting SJ to lab, nor by denying leave to amend.
Litigation privilege does not protect against an award of FC 271 sanctions for uncivil conduct.
In atty's suit to recovery atty fees, to extent claims were premised upon other attorney's alleged disparaging communications to client, they came within the litigation privilege.