Wise
Wise v. DLA Piper
Opinion
Opinion
Mcdonald, J.
Filed 10/8/13; pub. order 10/28/13 (see end of opn.)
COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION ONE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
DENNIS WISE et al., D062150, D062661
Plaintiffs and Respondents,
v. (Super. Ct. No. 37-2010-00090600-CU-PN-CTL)
DLA PIPER LLP (US),
Defendant and Appellant.
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Diego County, Frederick
L. Link, Judge. Reversed.
Law Offices of Martin N. Buchanan, Martin N. Buchanan; Coughlan, Semmer,
Fitch & Pott, R. J. Coughlan, Jr., and Cathleen G. Fitch for Defendant and Appellant.
Wolfe Legal Group, Deborah A. Wolfe and Lann G. McIntyre for Plaintiffs and
Respondents. Dennis Wise and Joan Macfarlane (together the Wises) were represented by the
law firm, defendant DLA Piper LLC (US),1 that aided them in obtaining a judgment in
1994 against William Cheng. However, DLA did not advise the Wises of the necessity to
renew the judgment, and after 2004 the judgment became unenforceable. The Wises
brought this action alleging malpractice and obtained a judgment against DLA. On
appeal, DLA contends the evidence is insufficient to…