Rmb Services, Inc. v. Truhlar

Opinion by

Judge RUSSEL.

Plaintiffs, RMB Services, Inc., and Sage & Vargo, P.C., appeal the trial court’s judgment in favor of defendants, Robert J. Truhlar and Truhlar & Truhlar, L.L.P. We reverse and remand with directions.

I. Background

RMB and Sage & Vargo are separate entities owned by the same individuals. As pertinent here, RMB provided collection services to State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. Sage & Vargo provided legal services on behalf of RMB.

In 2001, State Farm terminated plaintiffs’ services and demanded the return of its files. Plaintiffs sought legal advice from Robert…