Olmstead v. Gallagher
Filed 9/14/06 Olmstead v. Gallagher CA1/3
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION THREE
| CARLEEN OLMSTEAD et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & CO. et al., Defendants and Respondents. | A109640 (San Francisco County Super. Ct. No. 310158) |
Carleen Olmstead and Cherie Rose (appellants) appeal the trial court's order awarding sanctions for discovery abuse in favor of Arthur J. Gallagher & Company and Vicki Sundgren (respondents) in the amount of $2,500. In the same order, the trial court also awarded sanctions for discovery abuse against appellants' attorneys, the Law Offices of Appell & Wolf, in the amount of $25,000. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
A partial history of this case is found in Olmstead v. Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (2004) 32 Cal.4th 804 (Olmstead). The Supreme Court summarized it as follows: â€
