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Purpose of Discovery

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2. Purpose of Discovery:

"[3] California's pretrial discovery procedures are designed to minimize the opportunities for fabrication and forgetfulness, and to eliminate the need for guesswork about the other side's evidence, with all doubts about discoverability resolved in favor of disclosure. (Greyhound Corp. v. Superior Court (1961) 56 Cal.2d 355, 376 [15 Cal.Rptr. 90, 364 P.2d 266]; Colonial Life & Accident Ins. Co. v. Superior Court, supra, 31 Cal.3d at p. 790.) [1c] It follows that, on the facts of this case (where the trade secret issue was waived and where there is no other claim of privilege), National Union's claims manual is discoverable. (Gonzalez v. Superior Court (1995) 33 Cal.App.4th 1539, 1546 [39 Cal.Rptr.2d 896] [any party may obtain discovery of any matter, not privileged, that is relevant to the subject matter involved in the lawsuit if the matter is either itself admissible in evidence or appears reasonably calculated to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence].) fn. 6 [53 Cal.App.4th 1120] " Glenfed Development Corp. v. Superior Court (National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa.) (1997) 53 Cal.App.4th 1113 , 62 Cal.Rptr.2d 195

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