California Court of Appeal

Negligence claim was improperly dismissed for fear of an inconsistent verdict; the arbitrator's finding of defendants' one percent fault did not bind the trial court and - given that the court did not make mention of defendants in adopting the arbitrator's award - was a nullity.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/28/2004
• Published 04/28/2004

Judges

• RUBIN, Acting P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Law Offices of Berglund, Johnson & Sommer and Daniel W. Johnson, Woodland Hills, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Yoka & Smith and David T. McCann, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Respondents.