Cal Pak Delivery, Inc. v. United Parcel Service, Inc.

Opinion

KLINE, P. J.—

Introduction

In this case we determine whether the trial court abused its discretion in disqualifying Attorney Michael N. Khourie as counsel for Cal Pak Delivery, Inc. (Cal Pak) where Khourie admitted he had offered to sell out his client and the class which the client was seeking to represent for a payment to himself personally of approximately $8 to $10 million. We believe that to state the question is to answer it.

We also address the related question of whether the trial court abused its discretion in ruling that Khourie could receive no attorney’s fees either for work…