Legal Opinion
Prescott Investors, Inc. v. Blum
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided May 7, 1991No. Civ. B-90-45 (JAC)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON THIRD-PARTY DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
JOSÉ A. CABRANES, District Judge:
The primary question presented by the pending motion is whether an attorney may be liable to a non-client accounting firm for negligent rendering of services to a client that the attorney and the accounting firm both have in common. Another question presented is whether, under Connecticut law, the non-client accounting firm is entitled to indemnification from the attorney for damages that the non-client paid to the aggrieved common client.
Background
The following facts are undisputed. Plaintiff,…
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