Opinion
No. S113272.
04-16-2003
Carleen OLMSTEAD et al. Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & COMPANY et al. Defendants and Appellants.
Petition for review GRANTED.
Petition for review GRANTED.
Briefing and argument are limited to the issue whether Code of Civil Procedure section 128.5 authorizes sanctions for bad faith conduct or litigation abuses that occurred after December 31, 1994, or whether the imposition of sanctions for such conduct is governed solely by Code of Civil Procedure section 128.7.
GEORGE, C.J., and KENNARD, BAXTER, WERDEGAR, CHIN, BROWN and MORENO, JJ., concur.