Legal Opinion

Golden v. Cook

District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania

Decided December 2, 2003No. CIV.A.02-1300PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CERCONE, District Judge.

Plaintiffs commenced this diversity action seeking monetary damages based on their status as third party beneficiaries of a contract between defendants and one of their clients. Under the terms of the contract defendants agreed to provide the client with estate planning documents. Plaintiffs specifically contend that defendants are liable as a result of Nicholas J. Cook, Esquire’s (“Attorney Cook”) failure to investigate the circumstances under which an addendum to various trust documents initially drafted by Attorney Cook came into existence, which addendum…

2Cases cited40 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation v. White Consolidated Industries, Inc., C/o Ct Corporation Systems Registered AgentCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
  3. Morse v. Lower Merion School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
  4. Sherry J. Oshiver v. Levin, Fishbein, Sedran & BermanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
  5. Nami v. FauverCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996

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3Cited by13 opinions

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