Legal Question in Discrimination Law in California

determine whether a former employee can assert the attorney client privilege in California when a third party, not the former employee, brings an action against the former employer


Asked on 9/28/09, 4:36 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Robert F. Cohen Law Office of Robert F. Cohen

You're going to have to help me out with this one. Any communications with a person's attorney may be privileged, and such communications may not be disclosed. If the former employee discussed something with his attorney, even if it's not related to the lawsuit, the employer and anyone else cannot pry into what was discussed.

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Answered on 9/28/09, 4:41 pm


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