JORDACHE ENTERPRISES, INC., et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants,
v.
BROBECK, PHLEGER & HARRISON et al., Defendants and Respondents.
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July 30, 1998.
Rehearing Denied September 30, 1998.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Conkle & Olesten, William C. Conkle, John A. Conkle and Eric S. Engel, Santa Monica, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.
Tyler T. Ochoa, Costa Mesa, Alan M. Klein, Los Angeles, Sainick & Cote, Newport Beach, Lance R. Cote, Larkin, Hoffman, Daly & Lindgren, Bloomington, MN, Ronn B. Krepps, C. Brent Robbins, Bloomington, MN, Brown, Todd & Heyburn, Arthur S. Beeman, Louisville, KY, Fletcher & Adair and John R. Fletcher, Santa Monica, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiffs and Appellants.
Keker & Van Nest, John W. Keker, Jeffrey R. Chanin, Stuart L. Gasner, Steven A. Hirsch, San Francisco, Hedges & Caldwell and Christopher G, Caldwell, Los Angeles, for Defendants and Respondents.
Richard I. Miller, Wilke, Fleury, Hoffelt, Gould & Birney, Thomas G. Redmon, Sacramento, Matthew W. Powell, Matthew J. Smith, San Diego, Willkie, Fair & Gallagher, Richard L. Klein, Jeffrey B. Finnell, New York City, Morrison & Foerster, Raoul D. Kennedy, Kathleen M. Wardlaw and Frederick S. Chung, San Francisco, as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.
Supreme Court of California.
CHIN, Justice.
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