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Beard v. Goodrich
Attorney is not entitled to court awarded fees where parties agreed to vacate judgment in underlying action; fee contract controls.
Attorneys Oct. 24, 2003
In re Vitamin Cases
Award of attorney fees in class action suits is remanded to trial court for further review and explanation.
Attorneys Oct. 24, 2003
Brandon G. v. Gray
Attorney who failed to file timely claim against county is liable for malpractice.
Attorneys Oct. 15, 2003
Nestande v. Watson (Songstad)
Because county and real party in interest were not opposing parties, trial court properly denied motion for attorney fees.
Attorneys Oct. 15, 2003
Bird, Marella, Boxer & Wolpert v. Superior Court (Reiner)
Client need not allege actual innocence to sue defense attorney over fee dispute.
Attorneys Oct. 12, 2003
Leamon v. Krajkiewcz
Plaintiff did not satisfy contractual condition of seeking mediation prior to court action and thus is not entitled to recover attorney fees.
Attorneys Oct. 12, 2003
Barnard v. Langer
Nonsuit is proper in legal malpractice claim where damages too speculative; sanctions are awarded to law firm for frivolous appeal.
Attorneys Oct. 12, 2003
Jessen v. Hartford Casualty Insurance Co.
Proper standard for assessing disqualification of attorneys in successive representation cases is substantial relationship test.
Attorneys Oct. 8, 2003
In the Matter of Jackson
Attorney who pled nolo contendre to felony that was reduced to misdemeanor at sentencing is subject to bar discipline.
Attorneys Oct. 7, 2003
Hall v. Superior Court (Lindrum)
Attorney owed no legal duty to client's husband in wrongful death action stemming from their daughter's fatal drowning.
Attorneys Oct. 2, 2003
In the Matter of Curtis
State Bar Court rules attorney's conviction hearing may go forward.
Attorneys Sep. 25, 2003
Viner v. Sweet
'Case within a case' requirement is unnecessary burden for plaintiffs claiming attorney malpractice in business transaction.
Attorneys Sep. 23, 2003
People v. Muhammad
Court improperly imposed sanctions against prosecutor where no court order was violated.
Attorneys Aug. 19, 2003
Koo v. Rubio's Restaurants Inc.
It was abuse of discretion for court to disqualify law firm based on attorney's erroneous statement that firm represented both managers and corporation.
Attorneys Aug. 11, 2003
Davis v. State Bar
Attorney breaches fiduciary duties to corporate client when attorney chooses to advise one board member against interests of others.
Attorneys Aug. 11, 2003
Moore v. Anderson Zeigler Disharoon Gallagher & Gray
Attorney has no duty to beneficiaries of will to determine whether client has testamentary capacity to amend will.
Attorneys Aug. 11, 2003
Viner v. Sweet
When alleged malpractice occurred in performance of transactional work, client must still prove causation element.
Attorneys Aug. 11, 2003
Hayward v. Ventura Volvo
Court is not limited in awarding attorney fees to those incurred by plaintiff under contingency fee contract.
Attorneys Jul. 29, 2003
Dawson v. Toledano
Malpractice per se is not presumed when attorney is sanctioned; res judicata and collateral estoppel don't bar attorney from trial on merits.
Attorneys Jul. 28, 2003
Scripps Health v. Superior Court (Reynolds)
Confidential occurrence reports prepared by hospital were protected by attorney-client privilege.
Attorneys Jul. 28, 2003
In re Gorman
Attorney who willfully failed to comply with terms of disciplinary probation deserves actual suspension.
Attorneys Jul. 18, 2003
Hetos Investments Ltd. v. Kurtin
Law firm challenging validity of provision in legal document that it prepared need not be disqualified.
Attorneys Jul. 1, 2003
U.S. v. Danielson
Where government interfered with defendant's attorney-client relationship, it must prove non-use of privileged information by preponderance of evidence.
Attorneys Jun. 16, 2003
Kasza v. Whitman
Court didn't err in finding plaintiffs weren't entitled to attorney fees nor in approving redaction of previously sealed transcript before unsealing it.
Attorneys Jun. 16, 2003
Ferguson v. Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein LLP
Clients who participated in class action settlement cannot sue attorneys for lost potential punitive damages.
Attorneys Jun. 9, 2003
Panther v. Park
Law firm properly implemented effective screening measures to prevent imputed disqualification.
Attorneys May 28, 2003
Brockey v. Moore
Court upholds permanent injunction against defendant who offered typing services in eviction cases.
Attorneys May 28, 2003
Shafer v. Berger, Kahn, Shafton, Moss, Figler, Simon & Gladstone
Attorney hired by insurer to provide coverage advice may be liable to third party for making fraudulent statements.
Attorneys May 27, 2003
Olson v. Cohen
Law corporation that failed to register with state bar is not required to disgorge legal fees.
Attorneys May 21, 2003
Brown v. Legal Foundation of Washington
Requiring client funds that could not generate net earnings for client be deposited in IOLTA account is not regulatory taking.
Attorneys Apr. 1, 2003