CA: Legal Malpractice Defenses: Contributory Negligence
Theobald v. Byers, 193 Cal. App. 2d 147, 13 Cal. Rptr. 864 (1961) CA: Underlying Loan Transaction; Debtor Creditor Student Contributor: Louis Dell Facts: The plaintiffs hired the defendant ...
CA: Legal Malpractice: No Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress Damages
Camenisch v. Superior Court, 44 Cal. App. 4th 1689, 52 Cal. Rptr. 2d 450 (1996) Underlying Action: CA: Torts Student Contributor: Louis Dell Facts: The plaintiff hired Camenisch to prepare ...
CA: Legal Malpractice: Actual Injury Trumps Continuous Representation Tolling
Truong v. Glasser, 181 Cal. App. 4th 102, 103 Cal. Rptr. 3d 811 (2009) CA: Real Estate; Commercial Lease Student Contributor: Louis Dell Facts: VMI (the plaintiff) is a manufacturer ...
CA: Privity Not Required for Testamentary Beneficiary Plaintiffs vs. Draftsman Lawyer
Lucas v. Hamm, 56 Cal. 2d 583, 364 P.2d 685 (1961) CA: Wills, Trusts, & Estates Student Contributor: Louis Dell Facts: The plaintiffs in this case are the beneficiaries of ...
CA: Actual value of the claim, not the possible value of the claim.
Loube v. Loube, 64 Cal. App. 4th 421, 74 Cal. Rptr. 2d 906 (1998) CA: Partnership Law Student Contributor: Louis Dell Facts: Plaintiff’s hired law firm to bring an action ...
CA: Statute of Limitations tolled until client discovers or should discover cause of action for attorney malpractice
Neel v. Magana, Olney, Levy, Cathcart & Gelfand, 6 Cal. 3d 176, 491 P.2d 421 (1971) CA: Tort Law Student Contributor: Louis Dell Facts: Plaintiffs hired an attorney to represent ...
CA: Sometimes, You Take What You Can Get
Robins v. Kuhn, 2011 WL 2001852 (Ca. App. 2011) CA: Fiduciary Duty Student Contributor: Mordechai Buls Facts: Plaintiff and his two brothers sued a theater owner for wrongful death relating to ...
CA:SLAPP: In House Lawyer Liability to Employer
Fremont Reorganizing Corp. v. Faigin, 198 Cal. App. 4th 1153 (2011) CA: Attorney client relationship Student Contributor: Mordechai Buls Facts: Plaintiff, a former in-house attorney, sued Defendant for wrongful termination. Defendant ...
CA: No Judicial Estoppel Without Court's Reliance on Prior Representation
E-Pass Technologies, Inc. v. Moses & Singer, LLP, 189 Cal. App. 4th 1140 (2010), review denied (Feb. 23, 2011) CA: Judicial Estoppel Student Contributor: Mordechai Buls Facts: Plaintiff sued Defendant for ...
CA: Supreme Court Chooses Loyalty Over Freedom of Speech
Oasis West Realty, LLC v. Kenneth A. Goldman, Supreme Court of California, May 16, 2011 Facts: Goldman, and his law firm Reed Smith, represented Plaintiff Oasis in a redevelopment plan ...