CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
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Privileges
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Attorney Work Product
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Examples of Items Protected
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A corporation's in-house counsel is afforded the same protection as outside counsel with respect to the work- product doctrine and the attorney-client privilege.
Attorney-client privilege applies to confidential communications between law firm partner and associates investigating another firm attorney's wrongdoing even if engaged in fact-finding.
Writings between employees of trustee bank and counsel re bank's potential liability on misconduct claims are protected by attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine.