Washington Supreme Court· 10/29/1981
Kammerer v. Western Gear Corp.
Citations
- 635 P.2d 708
- 96 Wash. 2d 416
- 1981 Wash. LEXIS 1267
How courts have described this case
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- reasoning that California had an interest in punishing the defendant because the fraudulent conduct that caused the injury occurred in California
- citing, Victor v. Fanning Starkey Company, 4 Wash. App. 920, 486 P.2d 323 (1971)
- stipulation that defendant's attorneys would be called as witnesses held a waiver of attorney-client privilege permitting discovery of privileged documents
- Most authority holds that “observations by the lawyer that might be made by anyone, and which involve no communicative intent by the client, are not protected.”
- under the law of Washington, punitive damages are not allowed unless expressly authorized by the legislature.
- stipulation that defendant’s attorneys would be called as witnesses held a waiver of attorney-client privilege permitting discovery of privileged documents
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Judges: Dolliver, Stafford
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