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California Courts of Appeal

Apr. 19, 2013

Appellate court sanctions SoCal law firm for filing frivolous suits

The 4th District Court of Appeal has sanctioned a Southern California law firm $61,227 for bringing frivolous lawsuits on behalf of a client who repeatedly challenged a trustee's handling of a trust.

By Emily Green
Daily Journal Staff Writer

See correction below.

The 4th District Court of Appeal has sanctioned a Southern California law firm $61,227 for bringing frivolous lawsuits on behalf of a client who repeatedly challenged a trustee's handling of a trust. The court found the firm Siegel & Wolensky LLP pursued malicious prosecution against the trustee. The decision also chastised the firm for having "misrepresented the record and ignored established ca...

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