1557 REVIEW DENIED The litigation privilege created by CivC 47 does not protect fraudulent statements made during the course of settlement negotiations, unless a proceeding designed to obtain access to the courts for the purpose of resolving the dispute exists or actually has been proposed, orally or in writing, in good faith, and is imminent.CitationEDWARDS v CENTEX (Fraudulent Negotiations) 53 CA4 15 [See: Silberg v Anderson 50 C3 205; Wilton v Mt Wood 18 CA4 565, T/AT 11/93; Hunsucker v Sunnyvale 23 CA4 1498, T/AT 5/94]
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