Litigation
Feb. 1, 2011
Court Rules in Lawyer Contract Dispute
An appellate court flipped a trial court's decision in a lawyer fee-sharing contract dispute.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - A state appellate court has rejected a trial lawyer's efforts to collect the $1.3 million he paid to another attorney in connection with a fee-sharing arrangement gone sour, ruling the agreement gave inadequate notice to the attorneys' clients.
The 2nd District Court of Appeal on Thursday reversed a lower court's ruling that James L. Brown was to refund more than $900,000 of...
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