California Court of Appeal

In a legal malpractice action, trial court's dismissal is affirmed where: 1) lawyer's have a duty of care to nonclients who are expressly named beneficiaries of express bequests in a will, but no duty to unnamed potential beneficiaries; and 2) there was no intentional infliction of emotional distress as defendant's actions were absolutely protected under the litigation privilege and none of the alleged conduct could reasonably be regarded as extreme or outrageous.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/16/2009
• Published 03/16/2009

Judges

• PERLUSS, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Law Offices of Dana Moon, Dana M. Dorsett and John Y. Kim, Los Angeles, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Nemecek & Cole, Jonathan B. Cole, Michael W. Feenberg and Susan S. Baker, Sherman Oaks, for Defendant and Respondent.