MEZA v. H. MUEHLSTEIN & CO., INC.

No. B201427.

176 Cal.App.4th 969 (2009)

TERESA MEZA, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. H. MUEHLSTEIN & CO., INC., et al., Defendants and Respondents.

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

August 18, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Metzger Law Group, Raphael Metzger and Gregory A. Coolidge for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Tropio & Morlan, Scott T. Tropio, Christopher J. Hammond and Jon M. Kasimov for Defendant and Respondent Lucent Polymers, Inc.

Veatch Carlson and Steve R. Segura for Defendant and Respondent Nova Polymers.

Pond North, Frank D. Pond and Sandra L. Gryder for Defendant and Respondent Exchange Plastics Corp.

Poole & Shaffery, John Shaffery and John F. Grannis for Defendant and Respondent Polyone Distribution Company.

Becherer, Kannett & Schweitzer and Shahrad Milanfar for Defendant and Respondent H. Muehlstein & Co., Inc.


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 plaintiff's injuries and the amount of the plaintiff's damages. Furthermore, the defendants may be able to decrease litigation costs by cooperating...

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