Legal Opinion
Meza v. H. Muehlstein & Co., Inc.
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 18, 2009No. B201427PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KITCHING, J.
In personal injury actions involving numerous defendants, separate counsel frequently represent the defendants because their interests are not precisely the same. The defendants, however, often share many common interests, including determining the nature and scope of the plaintiffs injuries and the amount of the plaintiffs damages. Furthermore, the defendants may be able to decrease litigation costs by cooperating and sharing information with each other. Attorneys for the defendants therefore sometimes engage in discussions regarding their respective clients’ common…
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