California Court of Appeal

Plaintiff attorney, who retained defendant law firm to advise him on representation of plaintiff's client, may not sue defendant for malpractice where the law firm would have to disclose confidential communications that would implicate plaintiff's client criminally.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/24/2001
• Published 05/24/2001

Judges

• ARMSTRONG, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Blecher & Collins and Maxwell M. Blecher, Los Angeles, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Irell & Manella, Richard H. Borow, Harry A. Mittleman, and Fernanda K. Lai, for Defendant and Respondent., Proskauer Rose and Lary Alan Rappaport, Los Angeles, for Interveners and Respondents.