Legal Opinion
Bierman v. Klapheke
Kentucky Supreme Court
Decided May 8, 1998No. 96-SC-1086-DG, 97-SC-710-DGPublishedCited by 93 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WINTERSHEIMER, Justice.
This appeal is from a decision of the Court of Appeals overturning a jury verdict in a legal malpractice action. The jury awarded Robert Bierman a total of $109,518.29 in compensatory and punitive damages. The Court of Appeals struck down all but $4,980.35 of the compensatory award.
The questions presented are whether the Court of Appeals exercised the proper standard of review and made the proper determination on appeal; whether a directed verdict should have been granted because Bierman was fully compensated for all of his damages; whether the Court of Appeals applied…
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