4072 REVIEW DENIED An attorney who allegedly performed and billed for unnecessary services rendered to a client that was a debtor's assignee for the benefit of creditors and who was not alleged to have acted for any personal financial advantage other than that resulting from payment of the attorney fee could not thereby be liable for civil conspiracy with the client; the attorney owed no independent duty to a creditor.CitationBERG & BERG v SHERWOOD (Attorney Conspiracy) 131 CA4 802[See: CivC 1714.10; Pavicich v Santucci 85 CA4 382, T/AT 1/01]
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