ULTIMATE BRAND MANAGEMENT, LLC, Plaintiff, v. JEFFER MANGELS BUTLER & MITCHELL LLP, Defendant.
Case No.: BC715319
Hearing Date: October 31, 2018
[TENTATIVE] order RE:
MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION
BACKGROUND
Plaintiff Ultimate Brand Management LLC (“Plaintiff”) alleges four causes of action against Defendants Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (“JMBM”); Joel Deutsch, the individual; Joel Deutsch P.C.; Jonathan Weininger, the individual; Jonathan Weininger P.C.; and Michael Belch (collectively “Defendants”). Plaintiff alleges (1) breach of fiduciary duty; (2) legal malpractice; (3) declaratory relief; and (4) negligence. The action arises from Defendant’s representation of Plaintiff in a trademark dispute with Wal-Mart Stores.
REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE
Plaintiff’s Request for Judicial Notice is GRANTED. (Cal. Evid. Code §452, 453.)
ANALYSIS
Except as otherwise expressly provided by statute, a prevailing party is entitled as a matter of right to recover costs in any action o
Hearing Date
October 31, 2018
Type
Legal Malpractice (General Jurisdiction)
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ULTIMATE BRAND MANAGEMENT, LLC, Plaintiff, v. JEFFER MANGELS BUTLER & MITCHELL LLP, Defendant.
Case No.: BC715319
Hearing Date: October 31, 2018
[TENTATIVE] order RE:
MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION
BACKGROUND
Plaintiff Ultimate Brand Management LLC (“Plaintiff”) alleges four causes of action against Defendants Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP (“JMBM”); Joel Deutsch, the individual; Joel Deutsch P.C.; Jonathan Weininger, the individual; Jonathan Weininger P.C.; and Michael Belch (collectively “Defendants”). Plaintiff alleges (1) breach of fiduciary duty; (2) legal malpractice; (3) declaratory relief; and (4) negligence. The action arises from Defendant’s representation of Plaintiff in a trademark dispute with Wal-Mart Stores.
REQUEST FOR JUDICIAL NOTICE
Plaintiff’s Request for Judicial Notice is GRANTED. (Cal. Evid. Code §452, 453.)
ANALYSIS
Except as otherwise expressly provided by statute, a prevailing party is entitled as a matter of right to recover costs in any action o