West Virginia Supreme Court· 11/30/2005

Clark v. Druckman

Citations

624 S.E.2d 864
218 W. Va. 427
2005 W. Va. LEXIS 151

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

declining to “distinguish between communications made during the litigation process and conduct occurring during the litigation process” for purposes of the litigation privilege
applying litigation privilege to claims arising from lawyer’s disclosure of experts in litigation and reasoning that there is “no reason to distinguish between communications made during the litigation process and conduct occurring during the litigation process”
collecting cases and stating that “courts which have addressed the issue have uniformly found that an attor ney does not have a duty to a third party, including an opposing party, the breach of which would subject the attorney to liability”
a trial court always has inherent authority to regulate and control the proceedings before it and to protect the integrity of the judicial system
a trial court always has inherent authority to regulate and control the proceedings before it and to protect the integrity of the judicial system
“[W]e believe our Rules of Civil Procedure, our Rules of Professional Conduct, and the court’s inherent authority provide adequate safeguards to protect against abusive and frivolous litigation tactics.”

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Judges: Benjamin

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