The fuller record behind the headline.

The Court of Appeal held that an attorney-client business transaction was voidable where required written disclosures, advice to seek independent counsel and written consent were not provided.

The Court of Appeal held that a granddaughter with a contingent interest in her grandmother’s estate had standing to pursue an elder-abuse action, consistent with the statute’s protective purpose.

Philip Kaufler represented Shelly Morita in a sexual harassment case against a famous film producer and former co-president of SONY PICTURES.

Daily Journal coverage discusses the attorney-fee dispute that followed Hillel Chodos’s representation of Navabeh Borman in dissolution and Marvin litigation. Philip Kaufler represented Chodos in the fee dispute.