Saunders v. Weissburg & Aronson

Opinion

ARMSTRONG, J.

Plaintiffs Joseph A. Saunders and Joseph A. Saunders, P.C. (Saunders) appeal the judgment entered following the grant of summary judgment in favor of Weissburg & Aronson (Weissburg), County of Los Angeles (County), and two hospitals. We affirm the judgment.

Facts

Pursuant to a written agreement, Saunders and Weissburg jointly represented a large group of hospitals in contingency fee litigation against the Medicare program. That litigation is referred to by the parties as “the Group Appeal.” The Group Appeal was ultimately settled by the unanimous vote of its nine member…