United States Ninth Circuit

Admission of illegally-recorded conversations (under California law) was erroneous, in an action alleging that an insurer breached the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Appellant waived the confidential marital communications privilege.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/03/2003
• Decided 03/05/2003
• Published 03/05/2003

Judges

• CYNTHIA HOLCOMB HALL, Circuit Judge:, Before: FERGUSON, HALL, and BERZON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Raymond C. Dion, Koletsky, Mancini, Feldman & Morrow, Los Angeles, CA, for the Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Wayne E. Beaudoin and James E. Fitzgerald, Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP, Los Angeles, CA, for the Appellee.