Dow Chemical Co. v. Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Ruffin, Judge.

Dow Chemical Company (Dow) sued Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart (Ogletree) for legal malpractice, alleging that Ogle-tree negligently handled a federal lawsuit that resulted in a $2,450,000 judgment against Dow. Among other things, Dow alleged that Ogletree negligently failed to file a timely appeal of the jury’s verdict. Both parties moved for partial summary judgment on the issue of Ogletree’s liability for its failure to file a timely appeal. The trial court granted Ogletree’s motion for partial summary judgment on this issue and denied Dow’s motion. For reasons…