Which of the Following Was the Result in Colette Bohatch

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was the result in Colette Bohatch v.Butler & Binion,the case presenting the question of whether the fiduciary relationship between law partners gives rise to a duty not to expel a partner who reports suspected overbilling by another partner?

• A) That prohibiting expulsion of a partner who reports suspected overbilling is necessary to encourage compliance with rules of professional conduct.
• B) That expelling a partner who reports suspected overbilling by another partner is not a tort even if the reporting partner had an ethical duty to report the violation.
• C) That only if it is judicially determined that overbilling by a partner indeed occurred is a partnership prohibited from expelling a partner who reported the overbilling.
• D) That expelling a partner who reports suspected overbilling by another partner is not a tort even if the reporting partner had an ethical duty to report the violation but that the reporting partner must be given at least 30 days prior to the expulsion.
• E) That expelling a partner who reports suspected overbilling by another partner is not a tort even if the reporting partner had an ethical duty to report the violation but that the reporting partner must be given at least 6 months prior to the expulsion.

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