Legal Opinion

Khani v. Ford Motor Company

California Court of Appeal

Decided April 25, 2013No. B239611PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

EPSTEIN, P. J.

Behnam Khani and his trial counsel, Payam Shahian and Strategic Legal Practices, appeal from an attorney disqualification order. We reverse.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL SUMMARY

On August 11, 2011, Khani, represented by Shahian and his law firm, Strategic Legal Practices, sued Ford Motor Company (Ford) and its dealer, Galpin Motors, Inc., under the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (Civ. Code, § 1790 et seq., popularly known as California’s “lemon law”) for defects in a 2008 Lincoln Navigator. On September 16, 2011, Ford’s counsel sent a letter to Shahian, requesting his…

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