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California Courts of Appeal

Mar. 17, 2017

Manatt defeats malpractice claim in appellate court

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP successfully defended a $7 million arbitration award against a former client following a unanimous 2nd District Court of Appeal panel ruling Wednesday.

By Kevin Lee
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP successfully defended a $7 million arbitration award against a former client following a unanimous 2nd District Court of Appeal panel ruling Wednesday.

Plaintiff and former Manatt client ECC Capital Corp. sued the law firm in 2010 for providing allegedly deficient representation in a transaction with a subsidiary of The Bear Stearns Companie...

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