California Courts of Appeal,
Appellate Practice
Jan. 16, 2009
Sex, Lies and Remittiturs
A recent 6th District case reveals that relief may be granted to those harmed by attorney misconduct in appellate cases.
Benjamin G. Shatz
Partner, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
Appellate Law (Certified), Litigation
Email: bshatz@manatt.com
Benjamin is a certified specialist in appellate law who co-chairs the Appellate Practice Group at Manatt in the firm's Los Angeles office. Exceptionally Appealing appears the first Tuesday of the month.
Sometimes lawyers do bad things. Very bad things. Like lie to their clients. And sometimes the consequences to those deceived clients can be very bad - like spending years in prison. Typically a client's only remedy is a malpractice suit against the lawyer. But what about reviving an appeal that had been dismissed over a decade ago? Doesn't seem likely, does it? But consider the 6th District's recent opinion titled $95
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