Legal Opinion
Carolina Casualty Insurance v. L.M. Ross Law Group, LLP
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 19, 2010No. B215668PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PERLUSS, P. J.
Carolina Casualty Insurance Company (Carolina Casualty) issued a legal malpractice policy to the L.M. Ross Law Group, LLP, a two-person law firm whose sole equity partner is Leonard M. Ross. Following the settlement of a legal malpractice action filed by Diversified Entertainment Co. (DEC) against Ross Law Group, Carolina Casualty sought to recover from Ross Law Group the $175,000 it had paid to settle the DEC action; and Ross Law Group cross-claimed to recover from Carolina Casualty the $75,000 it had contributed to the settlement. The trial court granted Carolina…
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