Ethics Case Rafael Chodos is a West editors suggested changes to the manu assuri Ethical 10.7 California attor ornia attor who specializes in the which Chodos completed. West sent Chodos ale ney law of fiduciary duty, which includes a party's obliation apologizing to act honestly and with loyalty when performing his that publiea a party's obligation apologizing for delays in publication and y ues to another. Chodos sent a detailed One month after the promised publicatio with loyalty when performing his that publication would take place within three mo or her le arket proposal and table of conter nts contents to Bancroft-Whitney, however, Chodos received a letter from West's m not to leading publisher of legal texts , to write a treatise ing department, stating that West had decided wi on fiduciary duties. The were enthusiastic about the pro standard-form author agreement that set f of the publishing contract. Chodos was to be paid 15 per- that the manu West's] current product mix" and because of con about its "market potential." West admitted, ho e editors at Bancroft-Whitney publish Chodos's manuscript because itdit posal and sent Chodos a orth the terms Ins T, uscript was of "high quality" and that i literary shortco decision was not due to any Chodos's work. Chodos filed a laws cent of the gross revenues from the sales of the treatise. / uit against west States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2004 tionship that differs from a normal comme Chodos and Bancroft-Whitney signed the agreement. Por three years, Chodos wrote the manuseript. He leging breach of contract. Chodos v. West Publishing significantly limited the time spent on his law practice Company, Inc., 2004 U.S. App. Lexis 4109 (United and spent over 3,600 hours writing the manuseript. Dur- ing this time, Chodos worked with editors at Baneroft Whitney in developing and editing the manuscript. 1. Do an author and a publisher have a special rela. Midway through this period, West Publishing Group purchased Bancroft-Whitney, and the two companies merged. The Bancroft-Whitney editors, now employed by West, continued to work with Chodos on editing and developing the manuscript. Three years after begin ning, Chodos submitted the final manuscript to West rcial arrangement? Explain. 2. Did West act unethically in this case? 3. Did West Publishing breach the author a it had with Chodos? If so, what damages would you award Chodos