Legal Opinion
Breezevale Ltd. v. Dickinson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 21, 2000No. 97-CV-2076PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
Breezevale Limited (“Breezevale”) is a former client of the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (“GDC”). In a legal malpractice action against GDC,1 a jury found that GDC had mishandled a lawsuit filed by Breezevale against Bridge-stone-Firestone, Inc. and Firestone Export Sales Corp. (collectively “Firestone”), resulting in $3,430,000 in damages. The damage award reflected the amount that Breezevale hypothetically would have won had its case against Firestone gone to a jury instead of settling due to GDC’s alleged malpractice.
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2Cases cited34 opinions
- Johnson v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Homan v. GoyalDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1998
- Oxendine v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1986
- Bemmes v. Public Employees Retirement SystemOhio Court of Appeals · 1995
- City of Gahanna v. Eastgate Properties, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court · 1988
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Lans v. Adduci Mastriani & Schaumberg L.L.P.District Court, District of Columbia · 2011
- Doe v. Medlantic Health Care Group, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2003
- Brown v. National Academy of SciencesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2004
- Breezevale Ltd. v. DickinsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2005
- In Re JumperDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2006
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