Sargon Enterprises, inc.; Plaintiff, vs. lewis brisbois bisgaard & smith llp, et al.; Defendants.

Case No.: 19STCP00331

Related Case (Lead):

BC464551

Hearing Date: February 24, 2020

[TENTATIVE] RULING RE:

Defendant lewis brisbois bisgaard & smith llp’s motion for Judgment on the Pleadings

Defendant Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings is DENIED.

Factual Background

This is an action for contribution. The First Amended Complaint (“FAC”) alleges as follows. Plaintiff Sargon Enterprises, Inc. (“Sargon”) retained Defendant Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP (“Lewis Brisbois”), along with other law firms, to represent it in a lawsuit against USC (Case No. BC209992), in which it won a jury verdict, $433,000 in damages, and $4 million in attorneys’ fees. (FAC ¶¶ 7-9.) A few years later, USC filed an interpleader action (Case No. BC464551) wherein USC deposited $4,887,937.63 and Sargon, Lewis Brisbois, two other law firms, and Sargon’s insurance c