Law Practice,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
Civil Litigation,
California Supreme Court
Aug. 9, 2018
State high court soon to decide conflict waivers case
Will the California Supreme Court invalidate broad advance conflict waivers commonly used by large law firms in their engagement agreements?
Stephen L. Raucher
Partner
Reuben Raucher & Blum
Email: sraucher@rrbattorneys.com
Stephen practices complex business litigation, with an emphasis on representing policyholders in insurance disputes.
Will the California Supreme Court invalidate broad advance conflict waivers commonly used by large law firms in their engagement agreements? That is the central issue in Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP v. J-M Manufacturing Co., Inc., S232946, which was argued on June 6, with a decision anticipated in the next few weeks. Based on the comments of the justices at oral argument, the court was not comfortable with the lack of detaile...
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