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Law Practice

Jun. 18, 2010

Legal Industry Watching Manatt Case

The legal industry is watching closely for the outcome of a controversial malicious prosecution case against Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, with practitioners saying the ruling turns existing law on its head.

By Kari Hamanaka

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - The legal industry is watching closely for the outcome of a controversial malicious prosecution case against Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, with practitioners saying the ruling turns existing law on its head and makes lawyers uneasy with the potential liability they face if it is allowed to stand.

Manatt on Tuesday petitioned the state Supreme Court to review a decision...

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