Legal Opinion
Simons v. Steverson
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 24, 2001No. B141403PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CURRY, J.
Shawn Simons (Simons) and Allerton, LLC (Allerton; collectively, plaintiffs) appeal from the order granting the motions to quash service of summons 1 made by Mark Steverson (Steverson), an individual, and by Rudolph & Beer, LLP (Rudolph & Beer), a New York limited liability partnership (collectively, defendants).
Based on our review of the record and applicable law, we reverse.
We hold that California may properly exercise personal jurisdiction over an out-of-state law firm which employed an attorney licensed to practice law in California who performed legal services governed by…
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