Richard B. LeVine, Inc. v. Higashi
California Court of Appeal
[CERTIFIED FOR PARTIAL PUBLICATION†]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
IKOLA, J. —
Richard B. LeVine, Inc. (plaintiff), appeals from a summary judgment and also challenges the court’s earlier rulings on demurrer. We conclude an arbitration award in favor of defendants’ alleged coconspirators bars any claim grounded on an aiding and abetting ór conspiracy theory, and plaintiff failed to establish any independent duty owed by defendants to plaintiff. Accordingly, in the published portion of this opinion, we affirm the summary judgment. In the unpublished portions of this opinion, we discuss an evidentiary ruling and also affirm the earlier rulings on…
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