Alexander v. Turtur & Associates, Inc.

The principal issue in this legal malpractice case is whether the jury needed expert testimony to determine whether the client would have prevailed in an underlying trial but for its attorneys’ alleged negligence in preparing and trying the case. The trial court concluded that the jury needed such guidance to determine causation. There being none, the court disregarded the jury’s findings on causation and rendered judgment that the client take nothing. Concluding that expert testimony was not needed because the connection between the attorneys’ negligence and the client’s loss was obvious,…