American Airlines, Inc. v. Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
VOGEL (C. S.), P. J.
Introduction
In 1990, plaintiff American Airlines, Inc. (American) retained defendants Gregory A. Long (Long) and his law firm, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton (SMRH), to represent it regarding a specific model of aircraft it contracted to purchase from McDonnell Douglas Corporation (MDC). After 1990, ADO Finance A.G. (ADO), another purchaser of the same model of aircraft from MDC, commenced suit against MDC asserting the aircraft did not meet specifications. In pursuit of its claims against MDC, ADO initiated discovery to obtain production of documents related…
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