Legal Question in Personal Injury in California

Re: Fortune 100 Consultant Hit in Car Accident: Does Defendant Have Right to See

You have not provided enough facts upon which to base an answer. I presume this is a personal injury case and that your claimed damages include loss of income. However, I do not know what type of agreement you reached with the defendants regarding discovery or why you believe your interests would be harmed if the defendants take your clients' depositions. Without this information I can't say whether there is a good argument to prevent those depositions or what the argument might be.

I also note that your tax returns and associated paperwork are absolutely privileged from discovery in a civil case like this. The defendants had no right to inspect those documents, but by providing them you waived this privilege. Depending on what sort of agreement you and the other side had reached about these documents, you may see them used against you in court and made part of the public record unless you first obtain a protective order.

It sounds like you are representing yourself in a case in which you really should have a lawyer. My best advice to you is to get one right away.

Re: Fortune 100 Consultant Hit in Car Accident: Does Defendant Have Right to See

You're a Fortune 100 Consultant looking for free advice?

Re: Fortune 100 Consultant Hit in Car Accident: Does Defendant Have Right to See

Have you tendered the defense of this claim to your insurance carrier, which will assign a lawyer to assist you?

Re: Fortune 100 Consultant Hit in Car Accident: Does Defendant Have Right to See

Sorry. I mistook you for the defendant in my last post. The best bet is to seek a protective order to protect your clients from annoyance, since your records should certainly suffice on the loss of income issue.

Re: Fortune 100 Consultant Hit in Car Accident: Does Defendant Have Right to See

You may seek a protective order from disclosure of client names. There are certains situations where client lists have been deemed confidential as trade secrets. You need an aggressive representation by a competent lawyer. Get one.

Alternatively, talk to your clients first and inform them of the possibility of being contacted by the defendant's lawyer regarding this matter. At least they would know ahead of time. Good luck.