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Orange County Water District v. The Arnold Engineering Co.

California Court of Appeal

Decided May 24, 2011No. G043502PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

ARONSON, J.

Defendants appeal a trial court order denying their motion to disqualify the law firm of Miller, Axline & Sawyer (Miller Firm) from representing plaintiff Orange County Water District (Water District) in this action.1 Defendants contend the decisions in County of Santa Clara v. *1115Superior Court (2010) 50 Cal.4th 35 [112 Cal.Rptr.3d 697, 235 P.3d 21] (Santa Clara) and People ex rel. Clancy v. Superior Court (1985) 39 Cal.3d 740 [218 Cal.Rptr. 24, 705 P.2d 347] (Clancy) require disqualification because the Water District agreed to pay the Miller Firm a contingency fee for…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. People Ex Rel. Deparment of Corporations. v. Speedee Oil Change Systems, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1999
  2. National Audubon Society v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Johnson v. American Standard, Inc.California Supreme Court · 2008
  4. People Ex Rel. Clancy v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1985
  5. Denio v. City of Huntington BeachCalifornia Supreme Court · 1943

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Orange Cnty. Water Dist. v. Alcoa Global Fasteners, Inc., California Court of Appeal, 5th District2017
  2. Orange Cnty. Water Dist. v. Sabic Innovative Plastics United States, LLC, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2017
  3. Castaneda v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2015
  4. In re Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether ("MTBE") Products Liability LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2011
  5. Orange County Water District v. Texaco Refining & Marketing, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2017

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