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Civil Litigation,
Law Practice

Sep. 23, 2010

Suing Lawyers for Conspiring With Their Clients Just Got Easier

Lawyers should be very careful about e-mails from clients that could compromise their role. Conspiracy charges might be around the corner.

Timothy D. Reuben

Founder and CEO Reuben, Raucher & Blum

Phone: (310) 777-1990

Email: treuben@rrbattorneys.com

Reuben is the founder and CEO at Reuben Raucher & Blum. Alongside his extensive career as a civil litigator specializing in complex matters at both the trial and appellate level, he serves pro bono as a temporary judge and settlement officer for the Los Angeles Superior Court, as well as a fee arbitrator for the LA County Bar.

"[J]ust by receiving an e-mail you get sucked into a conspiracy and you can be sued for being in a conspiracy. You know what[?] People cc lawyers with e-mails all the time."

- Judge Mary Ann Murphy

Los Angeles County Superior Court

Sadly, it is now easier to sue lawyers for conspiring with their clients based on the 2nd District Court of Appeal's ruling in Favila v. Katten Muchin Rosenman, 2010...

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