Learning Curve International Inc. v. Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Learning Curve International, Inc. (Learning Curve), merged with RC2 Brands, Inc. (RC2), while Learning Curve was involved in litigation against PlayWood Toys, Inc. (PlayWood). After Learning Curve settled the PlayWood lawsuit, Learning Curve brought a lawsuit for malpractice against Roger L. Price and Dean A. Dickie, who had represented Learning Curve throughout most of the PlayWood litigation, and the firms for which Price and Dickie worked. The defendants in the legal malpractice action moved for summary judgment. They argued that Learning Curve had assigned its malpractice claim to its…