Legal Opinion
Bird, Marella, Boxer & Wolpert v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 17, 2003No. B162059PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
JOHNSON, J.
Under our Supreme Court’s holding in Wiley v. County of San Diego, 1 a convicted criminal defendant must allege actual innocence in order to state a cause of action for legal malpractice against former defense counsel. The issue before us is whether a convicted criminal defendant must allege actual innocence in order to state a cause of action against former defense counsel for breach of contract and related torts arising from a fee dispute between the parties.
When the primary rights asserted in the complaint are the rights to be billed in accordance with specific…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Morris v. MargulisIllinois Supreme Court · 2001
- Coscia v. McKenna & CuneoCalifornia Supreme Court · 2001
- Wiley v. County of San DiegoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1998
- Schultz v. HarneyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1994
- Johnson v. American Airlines, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 1984
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3Cited by21 opinions
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