CALIFORNIA EVIDENCE: CIVIL AND CRIMINAL
...Privileges
......Waiver of Privilege
.........Waiver by Significant Disclosure
............Disclosures Constituting Waiver
 10 Cards On This Topic:
  • Privilege may be waived if holder discloses content of communication to another.
  • Party waives attorney-client privilege by voluntarily disclosing privileged documents to the federal government; no selective waiver.
  • Producing otherwise privileged documents to gov. investigatory agency at agency's request is a waiver of attorney client privilege.
  • D waived atty-client privilege as to DA's cross-exam. question that D told prior attorneys at least 4 different versions of events where D testified in 1988 proceedings to same communications with counsel.
  • As D did not claim attorney-client privilege before giving testimony, trial court properly allowed limited questioning of witness concerning subject of D's testimony.
  • Target of government investigation waived atty client privilege and work product protection for documents it shared with government.
  • Husband's disclosures to police in which he blamed wife for killings constituted waiver of marital privilege.
  • Although D's communication to attorney re location of physical evidence privileged, attorney's investigator who recovered evidence not protected by privilege.
  • Disclosure by client to another of significant portions of attorney-client communication constitutes waiver; attorney may be called as witness and examined.
  • P waived attorney-client privilege by voluntarily disclosing privileged communications in court declaration.


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