California Court of Appeal
Peregrine Funding, Inc. v. Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, A104481
Plaintiffs' suit, alleging that defendant-law firm helped the perpetrators of a Ponzi scheme avoid detection and prosecution by securities regulators, is barred by the doctrine of unclean hands and the applicable statute of limitations.
Appellate Information
- Decided 10/19/2005
- Published 10/20/2005
Judges
- McGUINESS, P.J.
Court
- California Court of Appeal
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Rogers Joseph O'Donnell & Phillips, Pamela Phillips, Sean M. SeLegue and John S. Throckmorton, San Francisco, for Defendant and Appellant., Bartko, Zankel, Tarrant & Miller, John J. Bartko, Robert H. Bunzel and Howard L. Pearlman, San Francisco, for Plaintiff and Respondent.