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BARBEE v. LUONG FIRM, P.L.L.C.

No. 53423-8-I.

107 P.3d 762 (2005)

Carrissa A. BARBEE, Appellant, v. The LUONG FIRM, P.L.L.C.; Susan Luong, individually; Susan Luong and Benjamin Su, wife and husband, and the marital community comprised thereof; and Does 1-10, inclusive, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

February 28, 2005.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carrissa A. Barbee, James K. Barbee, Bainbridge Island, WA, for Appellant.

Judith A. Longquist, Law Offices of Judith Longquist, Shelly Kostrinsky, Offices of the Attorney General, Seattle, WA, for Respondents.

BECKER, J.

¶ 1 Carrissa Barbee filed a lawsuit against her former employer. Her husband, James Barbee, represented her. During her deposition, Barbee mentioned that before the lawsuit she had discussed with James certain events leading up to it. The court concluded James was a necessary witness and disqualified him from serving as Barbee's attorney. Because a mere reference to the subject matter of a conversation does not serve as a waiver of the spousal privileges...

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