California Court of Appeal

In an attorney's suit against a law firm, claiming that the law firm converted or interfered with settlement funds recovered in a personal injury action handled by the attorney, the law firm, and another law firm, summary judgment in favor of defendant law firm is reversed and remanded as triable issues exist on the elements of conversion as to whether the attorney had an immediate right to possess the settlement funds through an attorney's lien and defendant failed to show the attorney's claimed lien is invalid as a matter of law. Furthermore, triable issues also exist on the interference cause of action.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/26/2010
• Published 04/26/2010

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Merritt L. McKeon for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Eisenberg Law Firm and Mark W. Eisenberg for Defendant and Respondent.