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California Supreme Court Concludes Attorney Invoices Privileged During Ongoing Litigation

1/10/2017 Blog

Attorney invoices may be protected in their entirety by the attorney-client privilege during ongoing litigation. After litigation has concluded, however, those same invoices may be discoverable. So concludes the California Supreme Court in a fascinating ending to a case we have been following since last June of last year, County of Los Angeles Board of Supervisors v. Superior Court. In a 4-3 decision that mirrored the split we observed in oral argument, the Court reversed the decision of the Court of Appeal.

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