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Case Name | SCIF v. Sup. Crt. of LA County | |
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Date | 08/24/2001 | |
Note | Employer cannot waive carrier's privilege; court must grant review if colorable claim made. | |
Citation | 91 Cal. App. 4th 1080 | |
WCC Citation | WCC 28122001 CA |
STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; THE PEOPLE, Real Party in Interest. Code, § 956) overrides any attorney-client privilege and the State Fund does not have standing to assert any privilege. State Fund specifically argued that the District Attorney had to make a prima facie showing of the crime/fraud exception (Evid. Code, § 956) to overcome the attorney-client privilege and could not rely on the sealed affidavit used to obtain the search warrant. The trial court reconsidered its prior ruling and stated: 'I realize that I do have a right to exercise .
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