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Law Practice

Apr. 7, 2007

Litigation Privilege Kills Privacy

Disclosing a family's dirty laundry in court can't be grounds for a new lawsuit, the California Supreme Court held Thursday in reaffirming the nearly absolute force of the litigation privilege.

By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      Disclosing a family's dirty laundry in court can't be grounds for a new lawsuit, the California Supreme Court held Thursday in reaffirming the nearly absolute force of the litigation privilege.
      The privilege shields those involved in judicial proceedings from lawsuits over their courtroom conduct.
      Claims of...

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