COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP. v. SUPERIOR COURT

No. S163335.

47 Cal.4th 725 (2009)

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; GREG RANDALL et al., Real Parties in Interest.

Supreme Court of California.

November 30, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Seyfarth Shaw, Kenwood C. Youmans, David D. Kadue, Aaron R. Lubeley and Ann H. Qushair for Petitioner.

Fenwick & West, Victor Schachter, Michael A. Sands and Dan Ko Obuhanych for California Employment Law Council as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioner.

Robie & Matthai, James R. Robie, Steven S. Fleischman; Haight, Brown & Bonesteel and J. Alan Warfield for Association of Southern California Defense Counsel and Los Angeles County Bar Association as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, Reed R. Kathrein, Lee M. Gordon, Elaine T. Byszewski, Steve W. Berman; Rehwald Glasner & Chaleff, Rehwald Rameson Lewis & Glasner, Lawrence Glasner, William Rehwald and Daniel Chaleff for Real Parties in Interest.


OPINION

WERDEGAR, J.

In this case we consider whether the trial court erred by directing a referee to conduct an in camera review of an opinion letter sent by outside counsel to a corporate client, allowing the referee to redact the letter to conceal that portion the referee believed to be privileged, and ordering the client to disclose the remainder to the opposing party. We conclude the court's directions and order violated the attorney...

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