THE DUBIOUSNESS OF TAKING A DEFAULT WITHOUT WARNING OPPOSING COUNSEL — BAD ETHICS, BAD KARMA, BAD LAWYERING
In a recent case involving a commercial landlord, a California appellate court held that a landlord’s lawyer was required by ethics and law to inform the tenant’s lawyer about the intention to request a default judgment in an unlawful detainer action. The landlord was aware that the tenant had legal representation when the complaint was […]