Legal Opinion
Williams v. Russ
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 27, 2008No. B194598PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
RUBIN, J.
Plaintiff Doug Williams appeals from the judgment entered after his legal malpractice complaint against Larry Russ and Russ’s law firm was dismissed as a discovery sanction because Williams allowed the destruction of most of his client files after obtaining them from Russ. We affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Doug Williams was the administrator and trustee of an employee benefits and retirement plan known as EPA. Williams and EPA initiated what evolved into a series of lawsuits and cross-complaints in federal court (the EPA actions) that were eventually settled but which led…
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