Civil Litigation,
Law Practice
Sep. 23, 2010
Suing Lawyers for Conspiring With Their Clients Just Got Easier
Lawyers should be very careful about e-mails from clients that could compromise their role. Conspiracy charges might be around the corner.
Timothy D. Reuben
Reuben MediationTim Reuben spent more than 40 years handling complex legal disputes in California's state and federal courts. As the founder and managing partner of Reuben Raucher & Blum in Los Angeles, he has worked on a wide range of matters through jury and bench trials, arbitration, mediation, judicial reference, and settlement conferences across multiple areas of civil law, including commercial, real estate, construction, employment, intellectual property, insurance, professional liability, and unfair competition.
"[J]ust by receiving an e-mail you get sucked into a conspiracy and you can be sued for being in a conspiracy. You know what[?] People cc lawyers with e-mails all the time."
- Judge Mary Ann Murphy
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Sadly, it is now easier to sue lawyers for conspiring with their clients based on the 2nd District Court of Appeal's ruling in Favila v. Katten Muchin Rosenman, 2010...
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