Joyce v. DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary LLP

Plaintiff Edward Joyce, individually and on behalf of similarly situated stockholders of 21st Century Telecom Group, Inc. (21st Century), appeals from the trial court’s order dismissing his amended legal malpractice complaint in favor of defendant DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary LLP pursuant to section 2 — 615 of the Code of Civil Procedure (Code) (735 ILCS 5/2 — 615 (West 2006)). In addition, defendant cross-appeals the trial court’s order denying its motion to dismiss the original complaint pursuant to section 2 — 619 of the Code (735 ILCS 5/2 — 619 (West 2006)) based on the timeliness of that…