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California Supreme Court

Dec. 15, 2007

Ruling Gives State Legal Ethics a Boost

SAN FRANCISCO - In its biggest legal ethics ruling of the year, the California Supreme Court on Thursday cemented what were already the nation's strongest legal protections for the confidentiality of attorney work product.

By Laura Ernde
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SAN FRANCISCO - In its biggest legal ethics ruling of the year, the California Supreme Court on Thursday cemented what were already the nation's strongest legal protections for the confidentiality of attorney work product.
      An attorney who accidentally comes across a confidential document belonging to the other side must immediately tell opp...

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