United States Ninth Circuit

Under California Civil Code 1717, co-counsel who hired each other to sue former client for recovery of attorneys' fees in prior litigation may recover additional attorneys' fees for prosecuting the recovery action.

Appellate Information

• Argued 04/05/2001
• Decided 05/07/2001
• Published 05/07/2001

Judges

• Before:  HUG, DUHÉ, and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Jon R. Mower and John R. Armstrong, Mower, Koeller, Nebeker, Carlson & Haluck, LLP, Irvine, California, for the defendants-cross-defendants-appellants., John N. Quisenberry, Brian S. Kabateck, and Heather M. Mason, Quisenberry & Kabateck LLP, and Conrado Joe Sayas, Law Offices of Conrado Joe Sayas, Jr., Los Angeles, California, for the defendants/appellees.