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Right for lawyers to sue each other at issue in case. (Up Front).

Publication: Los Angeles Business Journal
Publication Date: 15-APR-02 		Format: Online - approximately 968 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Right for lawyers to sue each other at issue in case. (Up Front).(Brief Article)

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A case born out of a Hollywood divorce and now pending before the California Supreme Court could determine whether accountants and lawyers have the right to sue one another after a deal goes awry.

The outcome of the L.A. case, which has yet to be reviewed by the court, hinges on the decision in a separate case before the court that completed oral arguments April 3. That case, in which a final decision is due next month, is expected to resolve whether lawyers can sue their co-counsel.

Should the court decide in the first case that co-counsel can sue each other, it would pave the way for the ruling to be extended to accountants who are retained by law firms for advice and professional opinions.

"Can you blame another lawyer who worked on the same transaction for the loss the client suffered?" said Harry...

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