California Court of Appeal

Under Code of Civil Procedure section 877.6, using the non-contingent part of the settlement to value the contingent part of a settlement in a sliding scale agreement for non-settling defendants is improper.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/01/2001
• Published 11/01/2001

Judges

• CHARLES S. VOGEL, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Robie & Matthai, James R. Robie, Pamela E. Dunn, Natalie A. Kouyoumdjian, Los Angeles, and Andrea M. Cefaloni, for Petitioner., Bishton & Gubernick, Norris J. Bishton, Jr., Jeffrey S. Gubernick, Los Angeles, and Debra Hartman Warfel, for Real Party in Interest John Moore., Haight, Brown & Bonesteel, Riverside, Roy G. Weatherup, Santa Monica, Peter Q. Ezzell, Caroline E. Chan, Nancy E. Lucas, and Ashley M. Silberfeld for Real Parties in Interest Daniels, Baratta & Fine, Bakersfield, John P. Daniels, Inc., John P. Daniels, James M. Baratta, Los Angeles, Paul R. Fine, Nathan B. Hoffman, Mary Hulett, James I. Montgomery, Jr., Lance D. Orloff, Mark R. Israel, and Michael N. Schonbuch.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.