California Courts of Appeal
Jul. 26, 2014
Plaintiffs' lawyers can't be forced to cover costs to defend bad tort actions: court
Plaintiffs' lawyers cannot be on the hook for costs to defend against bad tort actions filed against public agencies, a state appellate panel ruled this week.
By Katie Lucia
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Plaintiffs' lawyers cannot be on the hook for costs to defend against bad tort actions filed against public agencies, a state appellate panel ruled this week.
In an opinion published Wednesday in Div. 6 of the 2nd District Court of Appeal, the justices reversed a San Luis Obispo judge's order finding Irvine lawyer James McKiernan and his client should pay $11,400 to the state after the trial court tossed a slip-and-fall case ...
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