Litigation
May 2, 2013
Retrial ordered for plaintiff who amended complaint mid-trial ... and won
A state appellate court Tuesday ordered a new trial in a decade-long scuffle over unpaid legal fees after a Santa Monica attorney significantly amended his complaint on the fourth day of a five-day jury trial.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A state appellate court Tuesday ordered a new trial in a decade-long scuffle over unpaid legal fees between a Santa Monica attorney and his client - another attorney - after the former significantly amended his complaint on the fourth day of a five-day jury trial and increased the damages he sought by more than sixfold.
Reversing the jury's 2011 award of $140,000 to David J. Duchrow, a 2nd D...
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