If a Plaintiff hired a lawyer for representation against a company, and that lawyer was bribed by that defendant-Company (and Plaintiff lost case, because Plaintiff's lawyer intentionally stalled, ignored duties, and missed deadlines, etc.), because the lawyer is and was already associated with that company on different businesses, would Plaintiff have legitimate grounds to sue the 3rd party (Company) for Tortious Interference of Business/Contractual Economic Relationship, or would that 3rd party (Company) have legitimate defense of Civil Code 47 a.k.a. "litigation privilege", because their illegal acts (Bribe, Interference, etc.) occurred during the course of litigation?
Answer
The plaintiff most likely would have claims against both the attorney and the company. The attorney would also be facing serious professional sanctions. Perhaps another attorney can specifically address Civil Code 47, but I seriously doubt it would be a defense.
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