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BLANKS v. SEYFARTH SHAW LLP

Nos. B183426, B186025.

171 Cal.App.4th 336 (2009)

BILLY BLANKS et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. SEYFARTH SHAW LLP et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Three.

February 20, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Moscarino & Connolly, John M. Moscarino, Joseph Connolly, Paula C. Greenspan; Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland, Kent L. Richland, Barbara W. Ravitz, Peter O. Israel and Alana B. Hoffman for Defendant and Appellant Seyfarth Shaw.

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Daniel M. Kolkey, Kevin S. Rosen, William E. Thomson and Dominic Lanza for Defendant and Appellant William H. Lancaster.

Law Offices of James R. Rosen, James R. Rosen, Adela Carrasco; Esner, Chang & Ellis, Stuart B. Esner and Gregory R. Ellis for Plaintiffs and Respondents.

OPINION

ALDRICH, J.—

I.

INTRODUCTION

In this legal-malpractice-based lawsuit, plaintiff and respondent Billy Blanks (Blanks) won a multimillion-dollar judgment against his former attorneys, defendants and appellants William H. Lancaster (Lancaster) and Seyfarth Shaw LLP (Seyfarth Shaw), jointly "Seyfarth."1

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