SHOPOFF & CAVALLO LLP v. HYON

Nos. A114918, A116182.

167 Cal.App.4th 1489 (2008)

SHOPOFF & CAVALLO LLP et al., Plaintiffs, Cross-defendants and Respondents, v. JUNHO HYON, Defendant, Cross-complainant and Appellant; LAURENCE COLANGELO et al., Defendants and Respondents; ERIC SELTEN, Defendant, Cross-defendant and Respondent.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division One.

October 31, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, Robert J. Stumpf, Jr., and Craig A. Pinedo for Defendant, Cross-complainant and Appellant.

Hinshaw & Culbertson, Ronald E. Mallen, Paul E. Vallone and David L. Winnett for Plaintiffs, Cross-defendants and Respondents.

Nunziato Buckley Weber, Tom A. Nunziato, Illece Buckley-Weber; and Alfred B. Stedman for Defendant, Cross-defendant and Respondent and for Defendant and Respondent Laurence Colangelo.

Law Offices of Jeffrey D. Kirk and Jeffrey D. Kirk for Defendants and Respondents Jeffrey D. Kirk, Pine & Pine and Norman Pine.

Ervin, Cohen & Jessup and Heather L. McCloskey for Defendant and Respondent Ervin, Cohen & Jessup.


OPINION

SWAGER, J.

These consolidated appeals have been taken by Junho Hyon from a judgment in an interpleader action that awarded respondents percentage shares in the proceeds derived from a global settlement of former litigation. The awards were based upon respondents' contingent fee agreements with Hyon and Laurence Colangelo. The court subsequently awarded respondents as prevailing parties attorney fees based on provisions in...

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