Legal Opinion
Ramirez v. Sturdevant
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 12, 1994No. A057413PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
STEIN, J.
This appeal presents an issue which appears to be of first impression in California: the conflict of interest, or potential conflict of interest, occurring between a client and an attorney negotiating attorney fees as part of a settlement of the client’s case. We hold that where, as here, there is evidence that a conflict of interest arose between attorney and client which may have affected the ultimate settlement of the case, the settlement negotiations and settlement should be examined by an impartial tribunal to determine if the client’s interests have been forcefully…
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