§ 2018.020

Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 182, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2005. Operative July 1, 2005, by Sec. 64 of Ch. 182.

It is the policy of the state to do both of the following:

(a)Preserve the rights of attorneys to prepare cases for trial with that degree of privacy necessary to encourage them to prepare their cases thoroughly and to investigate not only the favorable but the unfavorable aspects of those cases.
(b)Prevent attorneys from taking undue advantage of their adversary’s industry and

efforts.

Other sections in Chapter 4 - Attorney Work Product

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