Panel Holds Attorney’s Actions Did Not Cause Damages, Affirms Dismissal

Mealey's (November 12, 2018, 2:05 PM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A California appeals court on Nov. 9 affirmed a decision in favor of an attorney’s estate for breach of fiduciary duty, violation of California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other claims related to his alleged representation of a client in an underlying lawsuit, holding that the client failed to show that the attorney’s actions caused him to suffer any damages (Gary Salzman v. Lisa Watson, et al., No. B284969, Calif. App., 2nd Dist., Div. 1, 2018 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 7609)....