Besco v. Henslee, Monek & Henslee

PRESIDING JUSTICE HOMER

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiffs brought suit against their former attorneys for legal malpractice in the handling of plaintiffs’ underlying personal injury case. As a sanction for violating a discovery order, the trial court barred plaintiffs from naming any opinion witnesses. Thereafter, the trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the attorneys, finding that plaintiffs could not prevail on their claim, as a matter of law, absent opinion testimony on the applicable standard of care. We reverse.

FACTS

Tommie and Debra Lynn Besco filed a complaint for…