Legal Opinion
Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, a Partnership v. The Telex Corporation, a Corporation, and Telex Computer Products, Inc., Acorporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 6, 1979No. 77-1419PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Per curiam
This is a diversity action in which the plaintiff, the San Francisco law firm of Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison (“Brobeck”), sued the Telex Corporation and Telex Computer Products, Inc. (“Telex”) to recover $1,000,000 in attorney’s fees. Telex had engaged Brobeck on a contingency fee basis to prepare a petition for certiorari after the Tenth Circuit reversed a $259.5 million judgment in Telex’s favor against International Business Machines Corporation (“IBM”) and affirmed an $18.5 million counterclaim judgment for IBM against Telex. Brobeck prepared and filed the petition, and after Telex…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. G. W. Thomas Drayage & Rigging Co.California Supreme Court · 1968
- Fracasse v. BrentCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
- Brant v. California Dairies, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1935
- Meyer v. BenkoCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1976
- Havner H. Parish, Jr. v. Dwayne E. HowardCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by78 opinions
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- J.R. Maffei Richard Maffei Betty J. Maffei v. Northern Insurance Company of New York Maryland Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
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