Williamson v. Abellera

Johnson, Chief Judge.

Elaine Williamson and her mother, Lucille Morris, sued attorney Ronald Abellera and his employer, the law firm of Blackburn, Walther & Sloan, LLC, for legal malpractice. The trial court granted Abellera and the law firm summary judgment on the ground that there was an unforeseeable intervening act between their actions and the injury. Because the record contains evidence that the intervening act could reasonably have been foreseen, summary judgment was not appropriate, and therefore, we reverse.

Summary judgment is proper when there is no genuine issue of material fact and…