California Court of Appeal

In an action arises out of a lawsuit over an unsuccessful real estate investment deal, and defendant's subsequent suit against plaintiffs for libel, slander, and invasion of privacy, a petition for writ of mandate, contesting the trial court's grant of a discovery order related to a special motion to strike under Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16, is denied where the communications at issue with a public relations consultant in the discovery order were not protected by the attorney-client privilege, because plaintiff failed to prove the disclosure of the communications to the PR consultant was reasonably necessary for the attorney's representation of plaintiff in his lawsuit against the defendants.

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• Published 2017/03/14

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• SEGAL

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• California Court of Appeal

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