California Court of Appeal

In a case brought by plaintiff-corporation pursuant to the Uniform Foreign Money-Judgments Recognition Act (UFMJRA) against attorney who represented client in a personal injury claim, judgment against attorney is affirmed over claims of error that the attorney fee awards entered by a court in Gibraltar: 1) constituted a penalty; 2) violated state public policy; and 3) should not have been recognized.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/02/2008
• Published 12/02/2008

Judges

• COOPER, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Harold V. Sullivan, in pro. per.;   Mathews & Weisser and C. Granville-Mathews for Defendant and Appellant., Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp, David A. Steinberg and Paul Guelpa, Los Angeles, for Plaintiffs and Respondents.