Craybaugh worked as a research scientist for National Re search Industries, Inc. While conducting a field experiment invol v ing a new solar energy converter, something went amiss and the converter exploded, injuring several bystanders.
Craybaugh was also injured. While she was being treated in the company infirmary, several attorneys from National's legal department arrived on the scene, told Craybaugh they were representing her, and took her confidential statement.
They later turned the statement over to the district attorney, and Craybaugh ended up facing criminal charges. Craybaugh and her mother joined as plaintiffs in a suit against the attorneys in the legal department. What duty or duties may have been violated by the attorneys? Was the mother a proper party in this lawsuit? Why or why not?