Legal Opinion
Weinberger v. Tucker
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 20, 2007No. 06-2302PublishedCited by 145 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge GREGORY wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILKINSON and Judge MOTZ joined.
OPINION
GREGORY, Circuit Judge:
This case addresses whether the Virginia doctrine of collateral estoppel applies to allegations of legal malpractice. Alan D. Weinberger (“Weinberger”) and ASCII Group, Inc. (“ASCII”) sued their former lawyer, Stefan F. Tucker (“Tucker”), for fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, and professional negligence. For the reasons outlined below, we affirm the district court’s finding that collateral estoppel bars this lawsuit.
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