Case # | Name | Category | Court | Judge | Published |
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B244841
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Parrish v. Latham & Watkins
Law firm may not strike malicious prosecution action where trial judge in underlying action ruled its misappropriation of trade secrets claim was brought in bad faith. |
Attorneys |
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Aug. 27, 2014 | |
A140860
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Chubb & Son v. Superior Court (Lemmon)
Insurer may disclose documents containing potentially confidential or privileged information to its own attorneys in employment discrimination suit by attorney. |
Attorneys |
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Aug. 13, 2014 | |
B248551
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Mojtahedi v. Vargas
Attorney cannot sue former clients’ current attorney for attorney fees without bringing independent action against clients to establish reasonable cost of his fees. |
Attorneys |
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Aug. 10, 2014 | |
G048501
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Lee v. Hanley
Client may continue action against attorney for return of fees, although she sued after one-year limitations period governing misconduct in performance of legal services. |
Attorneys |
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Aug. 10, 2014 | |
B251787
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Moua v. Pittullo, Howington, Barker, Abernathy LLP
Client may not sue law firm for malpractice after attorneys urged her to take offer, but she declined and ultimately received nothing from dissolution action. |
Attorneys |
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Jul. 22, 2014 | |
G048501
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Lee v. Hanley
Client may continue action against attorney for return of fees, although she sued after one-year limitations period governing misconduct in performance of legal services. |
Attorneys |
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Jul. 15, 2014 | |
B252446
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Chodos v. Borman
Trial court mistakenly allows jury to multiply attorney’s hourly rate by five, resulting in $7.8 million fee award, which was both excessive and inequitable. |
Attorneys |
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Jul. 9, 2014 | |
H037989
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Old Republic Construction Program Group v. The Boccardo Law Firm Inc.
Law firm must face claims that it unlawfully withdrew settlement funds from client trust account during dispute with insurer without its consent. |
Attorneys |
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Jun. 29, 2014 | |
11-O-15502
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In the Matter of Jack Chien-Long Huang
Attorney aids and abets unauthorized practice of law by allowing his nonattorney staff to perform loan modification services and failing to properly supervise them. |
Attorneys |
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Jun. 22, 2014 | |
B252446
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Chodos v. Borman
Trial court mistakenly allows jury to multiply attorney’s hourly rate by five, resulting in $7.8 million fee award, which was both excessive and inequitable. |
Attorneys |
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Jun. 19, 2014 | |
12-15618
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Burton v. Infinity Capital Management
Attorney is not entitled to judicial immunity for preparing order to show cause for a judge on claim that order violated automatic stay provision of Bankruptcy Code. |
Attorneys |
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Jun. 5, 2014 | |
A137610
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Syers Properties Inc. v. Rankin
Trial court correctly relies on attorneys' calculations when awarding attorney fees in legal malpractice action, because their hours and rates were reasonable. |
Attorneys |
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May 29, 2014 | |
B244685
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Namikas v. Miller
Client may not sue lawyers for failure to conduct ‘marital standard of living analysis’ during divorce proceedings, where it was unclear if that actually influenced settlement. |
Attorneys |
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May 8, 2014 | |
A137439
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In re Klein on Public Admonishment
Public admonishment is unnecessary for attorney who urged child’s placement with mother on appeal without discussing position with child’s trial attorney. |
Attorneys |
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May 5, 2014 | |
B237424
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Roger Cleveland Golf Co. Inc. v. Krane & Smith APC
One-year limitations period for malicious prosecution action against plaintiff’s former attorneys must be tolled while appeal is pending. |
Attorneys |
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Apr. 16, 2014 | |
B242288
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Soni v. Welllmike Enterprise Co. Ltd.
Law firm may not recover attorney fees after winning case against former client because firm was represented by its own associates, not independent contractors. |
Attorneys |
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Mar. 27, 2014 | |
B244236
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Prakashpalan v. Engstrom, Lipscomb and Lack
Clients may sue law firm for embezzling funds from $100 million settlement because firm failed to inform them about how those funds were distributed. |
Attorneys |
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Feb. 28, 2014 | |
B244236
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Prakashpalan v. Engstrom, Lipscomb and Lack
Clients may sue law firm for embezzling funds from $100 million settlement because firm failed to inform them about how those funds were distributed. |
Attorneys |
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Feb. 12, 2014 | |
11-C-11890
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Jensen v. State Bar
Attorney who left infant daughter alone for 40 minutes is suspended, rather than disbarred, even though he had two prior records of discipline. |
Attorneys |
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Feb. 6, 2014 | |
S196374
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In re Glass
Former journalist who fabricated material for numerous articles in the 1990s fails to gain admission to California State Bar. |
Attorneys |
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Jan. 28, 2014 | |
S197503
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In re Grant
California attorney is disbarred for possessing child pornography, despite claims that it ended up on his computer against his wishes. |
Attorneys |
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Jan. 24, 2014 | |
S202512
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In re Garcia on Admission
Undocumented immigrant who met all qualifications to practice law in California gains admission to California State Bar. |
Attorneys |
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Jan. 3, 2014 | |
G046253
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Stueve v. Berger Kahn
Alta Dena Dairy heirs may sue attorneys and law firm for civil conspiracy based on alleged Ponzi scheme to siphon the family’s assets. |
Attorneys |
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Dec. 19, 2013 | |
G047121
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Stueve Bros. Farms LLC v. Berger Kahn
Heirs to Alta Dena Dairy family fortune may sue law firm that turned blind eye to one of its attorneys stealing family’s assets. |
Attorneys |
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Dec. 18, 2013 | |
S214058
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Barry v. State Bar of California
Order |
Attorneys |
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Nov. 28, 2013 | |
D062061
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Marriage of Bianco
Family court may not order attorney to pay sanctions for hiring co-counsel, who could not practice in California, based on California Rules of Court. |
Attorneys |
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Nov. 25, 2013 | |
C070726
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Yanez v. Plummer
Employee may sue in-house counsel, who represented him and his employer in lawsuit, for eliciting deposition testimony that caused employer to fire him. |
Attorneys |
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Nov. 6, 2013 | |
D062150
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Wise v. DLA Piper LLP (US)
DLA Piper prevails in malpractice action by former clients because they alleged firm failed to pursue judgment against a broke defendant. |
Attorneys |
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Oct. 30, 2013 | |
11-O-11436
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Song v. State Bar
Lawyer fails to avert disbarment by explaining that he took client's money because he suffered emotional difficulty due to cultural pressure to care for his parents. |
Attorneys |
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Oct. 22, 2013 | |
09-O-11175
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Lenard v. State Bar
California attorney who was not authorized to practice law in other states is disbarred because he settled consumer debt matters for clients outside of California. |
Attorneys |
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Oct. 22, 2013 |