California Courts of Appeal
Feb. 2, 2016
Law firm cannot keep fees due to conflict, appellate court rules
Sheppard Mullin cannot keep $1.3 million in legal fees because of its failure to disclose a conflict, a state appeals court ruled Friday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP cannot keep $1.3 million in legal fees paid out by former client J-M Manufacturing Company Inc. because of the law firm's failure to disclose a client conflict, the 2nd District Court of Appeal ruled Friday.
The appellate court found that Sheppard Mullin violated state rules of professional conduct by agreeing to represent J-M Manufacturing, the world's ...
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