COLLINS v. STATE

No. C042832.

18 Cal.Rptr.3d 112 (2004)

121 Cal.App.4th 1112

William F. COLLINS et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. STATE of California et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, Third District.

Rehearing Denied September 10, 2004.

Review Denied December 1, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Tony J. Tanke and Tony J. Tanke, Oceanside, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Law Offices of Joseph Carcione, Jr., Joseph W. Carcione, Jr., Gerald K. Okimoto, Stephen J. Purtill, Redwood City, and Gary W. Dolinski, San Diego, for Plaintiff and Appellant William F. Collins.

The Drivon Law Firm and Laurence E. Drivon, Stockton, for Plaintiff and Appellant Barbara Y. Collins.

Jay-Allen Eisen Law Corporation, Jay-Allen Eisen and C. Athena Roussos, Sacramento; Harrington, Foxx, Dubrow & Canter and David H. Canter, Los Angeles, for Defendant and Respondent International Truck and Engine Corporation.

Kroloff, Belcher, Smart, Perry & Christopherson and Thomas O. Perry, Stockton, for Defendant and Respondent Navistar International Corporation.

Robinson & Wood, Inc., and Helen E. Williams, San Jose, for Defendant and Respondent Reclamation District No. 828.


ROBIE, J.

In this personal injury case, plaintiff William F. Collins was represented by the Law Offices of Joseph W. Carcione, Jr. One of the lawyers from Carcione's firm, Steve Purtill, hired Carl C. Clark, Ph.D., as an expert witness on the subject matter of windshields. Unbeknownst to Purtill, a year earlier, counsel for two defendants hired Dr. Clark as a consultant for his clients on the same subject matter. After...

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