Legal Opinion
Mojtahedi v. Vargas
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 8, 2014No. B248551APublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KITCHING, J.
INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff Michael M. Mojtahedi, the first of two attorneys to represent a pair of clients in a personal injury matter, appeals the trial court’s judgment sustaining the demurrer to his second amended complaint without leave to amend. In the underlying matter, plaintiff represented the clients until defendant Fernando D. Vargas substituted in as new counsel. Defendant obtained a settlement payment for the clients, which he deposited in his client trust fund account. Plaintiff never brought an action against his former clients to establish the reasonable cost of…
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