What is the scope of a waiver of attorney-client privilege?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from First Interstate Bank of California v. Winncrest Homes, Inc., C035434., C036722. (Cal. App. 2003):
The scope of any waiver "should be determined primarily by reference to the purpose of the privilege . . . ." (Jones v. Superior Court, supra, 119 Cal. App. 3d at p. 547.) It is the basic policy of the attorney-client privilege to promote
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