California Court of Appeal

An in-house counsel suing her former employer for wrongful termination may disclose to her attorney all facts relevant to the termination even if this includes divulging employer confidences and privileged communications.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/22/2001
• Published 05/22/2001

Judges

• JOHNSON, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Jeffrey F. Webb and Theodore A. Russell, San Francisco, for Plaintiff and Respondent Fox Searchlight Pictures, Inc., and for Defendant and Appellant Fox Searchlight Pictures, Inc., Zimmerman, Koomer, Connolly & Finkel, Alan H. Finkel;  Cochran-Bond, Connon & Ben-Zvi and Nicholas P. Connon, Los Angeles, for Plaintiff and Respondent and for Defendant and Appellant Gia Paladino.