California Court of Appeal

In plaintiff-law firm's suit seeking declaratory relief against defendant-law firm regarding distribution of attorney fees awarded in a stipulated judgment in a class action lawsuit, trial court's entry of judgment denying all relief to plaintiff is reversed where: 1) the complaint did articulate a justiciable case or controversy; 2) the class action court specifically declined to retain exclusive jurisdiction over the distribution of attorney fees; and 3) trial court's entry of judgment against plaintiff without transfer to the class action court was an abuse of discretion.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/12/2010
• Published 10/12/2010

Judges

• KRIEGLER

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lynn Rossman Faris