Faris v. Cingular Wireless
Respondent Ramsey Faris filed a cross-complaint against appellant Cingular Wireless LLC, now known as AT&T Mobility LLC (Cingular), for failing to defend him in the suit brought against him by The Consulting Group, Inc. (TCG) and Michael Flynn (collectively, plaintiffs) and to indemnify him. The trial court found in Faris’s favor and awarded him damages, including attorney fees, costs, and expenses of his original attorney, James M. Duarte. The parties stipulated the court could determine the amount of attorney fees, costs, and expenses (further damages in this case) accrued by another of Faris’s attorneys in a posttrial proceeding. The court filed what purported to be a judgment awarding Faris damages and stating Faris was entitled to recover the additional attorney fees, costs, and expenses, and left the amount to be awarded blank. Cingular filed a notice of appeal (No. G045602).
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