Civil Litigation
Feb. 9, 2026
$5M malpractice suit dismissed for filing in wrong venue, attorney seeks fees
A $5 million malpractice suit was dismissed for improper venue, as San Mateo County attorney seeks fees and accuses a former client of unpaid bills and abusive litigation tactics.
An attorney who had a $5 million malpractice lawsuit against him thrown out for being filed in the wrong county has accused the plaintiff of engaging legal and construction professionals without paying them.
Ali A. Aalaei of Ari Law PC of Portola Valley won dismissal of a malpractice lawsuit filed by construction firm Museum Plaza and its owner, Walid Mando, when San Francisco Superior Court Judge Christopher Hite dismissed it on Feb. 3, saying the complaint should have been file...
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