Law Practice,
Civil Litigation,
California Courts of Appeal
Jan. 31, 2022
Panel revives attorney extortion suit on grounds of misconduct
The case revolves around settlement demands made by Mousavi & Lee LLP attorney Amy A. Mousavi to resolve a threatened lawsuit by a contractor fired by a cannabis company.
A 4th District Court of Appeal panel has revived an extortion lawsuit against an attorney for making settlement demands in a lawsuit against a cannabis company that a justice said crossed the line into professional misconduct.
The case revolves around settlement demands made by Mousavi & Lee LLP attorney Amy A. Mousavi to resolve a threatened lawsuit by a contractor fired by a cannabis company.
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