CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Procedure Before Trial/Hearing
......Litigation Privilege
5 Cards On This Topic:
  • 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.