Law Practice
Dec. 12, 2008
Orrick Ex-Partner Gets Slap for Not Acting in Client's Best Interest
Multimillionaire businesswoman Fritzi Benesch sought $16.9 million in damages from lawyer William Hoisington. She claimed he failed to tell her she no longer held controlling shares in her clothing company Fritzi California.
Daily Journal Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO - A retired Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe partner accused of malpractice by a wealthy client escaped a large verdict this week, but got a slap on the wrist from a jury that found he didn't act in his client's best interest. While William Hoisington breached his fiduciary duty, his client did not suffer any harm, a San Francisco Superior Court jury found. The six-week trial of <...
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