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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