Legal Opinion
Zalta v. Billips
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 23, 1978No. Civ. 51800PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FLEMING, Acting P. J. —
Appellants Zalta and Medical Group appeal the dismissal of respondents Billips and others from a pending action for defamation, legal malpractice, and related wrongs.
Appellants’ complaint against respondents arose out of the settlement of an earlier medical malpractice action brought against appellants in which respondent attorneys acted as defense counsel for appellants. In the medical malpractice action, entitled Morales v. Zalta, of which we take judicial notice, Zalta and Medical Group were two of thirteen defendants sued. Respondents were attorneys retained…
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