California Court of Appeal

An individual who violates Government Code section 1090, which prohibits an officerholder from having a financial interest in any contract made by the public agency of which he is a member, may not, as a matter of public policy, maintain a legal malpractice action against that public agency under a respondeat theory.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/15/2005
• Published 06/15/2005

Judges

• McCONNELL, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Duane E. Bennett;  Richards, Watson & Gershon, Darold D. Pieper, Gregory M. Kunert, Los Angeles;  Coughlan, Semmer & Lipman, R.J. Coughlan, Jr., Cathleen G. Fitch and Earll M. Pott, San Diego, for Petitioners., Jennifer B. Henning for California State Association of Counties as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioners., Manuela Albuquerque, Berkeley, for the League of California Cities as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Petitioner, the San Diego Port District., Stanford & Associates, Dan L. Stanford, San Diego, Jora J. Zulauf;  Law Office of Charles Sevilla, Charles M. Sevilla, San Diego, for Real Party in Interest.


• For Appellees:
  
• No appearance for Respondent.