We therefore deny the petition for writ of mandate filed by State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (State Farm). We conclude that substantial evidence supports a finding of a prima facie case establishing the crime/fraud exception to the attorney-client privilege and that the same evidence establishes good cause for disclosure of work product and trade secret information. The subject of this proceeding is an order of the trial court granting disclosure of information, some of which falls within the attorney-client and work product privileges, developed by the defense during litigation. Caulfield as Amici Curiae.Īt issue in this case is "the preservation of public trust in the scrupulous administration of justice and the integrity of the bar." (In re Complex Asbestos Litigation (1991) 232 Cal. Kick & Bernheim, Daniel O'Leary and Bernie Bernheim for Real Parties in Interest. Arthur Meneses, Robie & Matthai, James R. * concurring.)īerger, Kahn, Shafton, Moss, Figler, Simon & Gladstone, Anthony E. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent RODERICK TAYLOR et al., Real Parties in Interest. STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY, Petitioner, v.
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