Legal Opinion
Hiligh v. Sands, Jr
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 10, 2019No. Civil Action No. 2018-2043Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WILBUR HILIGH, Plaintiff, v. Case No. 18-cv-2043 (CRC) WILLIAM S. SANDS, JR., et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION In January 1997, Wilbur Hiligh was seriously injured while working at a Federal Express facility in Washington, D.C. He retained a law firm, Duncan and Hopkins, P.C., to represent him in seeking remedy. In 2000, the firm filed a civil suit on his behalf but dismissed it after realizing it had sued the wrong defendants. Nearly two decades later, Hiligh has sued the firm and several of its attorneys, alleging malpractice.…
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