California Court of Appeal

In appeals from judgment on a binding arbitration award in a legal malpractice suit, the arbitrator had authority to award attorney's fees and to add a party name to the "disposition" section of the award, and such an amendment was timely where made prior to judicial confirmation.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/24/2002
• Published 06/24/2002

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  O'Neill, Lysaght & Sun, Brian C. Lysaght, Brian D. Hershman and Robert L. Meylan, Santa Monica, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Corbett & Steelman, Ken E. Steelman and David F. Brown, Irvine, for Defendants and Respondents.