Legal Opinion
Crestar Mortgage Corp. v. Shapiro
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 12, 1996No. Civil Action 95-680PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
LOUIS H. POLLAK, District Judge.
This diversity case is a legal malpractice action arising out of defendant attorneys’ alleged mishandling of a foreclosure action on behalf of plaintiff against property owned by Richard Gottfried. Plaintiff Crestar Mortgage Corporation (“Crestar,” a Virginia corporation) asserts that defendants Gerald Shapiro, Esq., David Kreisman, Esq., and Shapiro & Kreisman (collectively, “S & K,” Pennsylvania lawyers in a Pennsylvania law firm) delayed filing the action for a period of several months and, after filing, delayed in filing or omitted to respond to…
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