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p0503 Communications between an attorney who is employed as an insurance adjuster and the insurer that employs him/her are protected by the attorney-client privilege if made for the dominant purpose of requesting or rendering legal advice, but evidence reflecting factual claim investigation is not protected; the work-product privilege applies only to writings made for the dominant purpose of recording the attorney's legal impressions, conclusions, opinions, theories, or legal research.Citation2,022 RANCH v SUPERIOR COURT (Attorney Adjusters) 113 CA4 1377 [See: EvC 954, 952; CCP 2018; Wellpoint v Superior Court 59 CA4 110, T/AT 12/97; State Farm v Superior Court 54 CA4 625, T/AT 5/97]
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