Legal Opinion
James Carmel, Trustee for the Bankruptcy Estate of Emil Stavriotis and Judith Stavriotis v. Clapp & Eisenberg, P.C., and Gerald Litwin
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 6, 1992No. 89-1587PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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ALLEN SHARP, District Judge.
The complaint in this case was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on the basis of diversity of citizenship, 28 U.S.C. § 1332, and the substantive law of New Jersey applies. Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins, 304 U.S. 64, 68 S.Ct. 817, 82 L.Ed. 1188 (1938). The appellants sought to recover damages alleged to be suffered as a result of the appellees’ legal malpractice in the course of the representation of appellant Emil Stavriotis in regard to certain coal investment ventures during the years 1979 and 1980. The case went to…
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