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Litigation

Feb. 25, 2015

Sidley, firm partner hit with negligence suit

Sidley Austin LLP and firm partner Stephen D. Blevit are two of the named defendants in a law suit filed in a Los Angeles County Superior Court citing 13 causes of action including professional negligence and breach of fiduciary duty.


By Melanie Brisbon


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Sidley Austin LLP and firm partner Stephen D. Blevit are two of the named defendants in a lawsuit filed in a Los Angeles County Superior Court citing 13 causes of action including professional negligence and breach of fiduciary duty.


The plaintiff, Rick Hammond, alleges that he came up with an idea for an online sports sweepstakes business and later hired Blevit to advise him on legal issues rel...

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