California Court of Appeal

Where defendant law firm accepted representation of a client in a transactional matter similar to one in which it had previously represented the plaintiff, the evidence supported the jury-s finding that defendants breached their fiduciary duty, however, there existed no triable issues which would support their liability for punitive damages.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/08/2002
• Published 03/08/2002

Judges

• CHARLES S. VOGEL, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Lurie & Zepeda, Kurt L. Schmalz, L. Kimberly Pepper, and Donna M. Dean, Beverly Hills, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Munger, Tolles & Olson, Brad D. Brian, Rita J. Miller, and Steven W. Hawkins, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Appellants.