Legal Opinion
Benasra v. Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp, LLP
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 13, 2002No. B147537PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CURRY, J.
In this case we are asked to determine whether a claim for breach of duty of loyalty against the claimants’ former attorneys for representing an opposing party in an arbitration should be foreclosed on res judicata grounds where the claimants had previously submitted an unsuccessful motion to disqualify to the arbitration panel. The trial court granted a defense motion for summary judgment, agreeing that the claim preclusion aspect of res judicata applied to the arbitration panel’s denial of the motion to disqualify. We reverse.
Factual and Procedural Background
The Arbitration
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2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Benasra v. MITCHELL SILBERBERG & KNUPP LLPCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2004
- Pour Le Bebe, Inc. v. Guess? Inc.California Court of Appeal · 2003
- Jackson v. YarbrayCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2009
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