Alfieri v. Solomon

In this legal malpractice action arising out of the mediation of an underlying civil lawsuit, plaintiff appeals from a general judgment dismissing his claims against his former attorney, asserting that the trial court erred in granting defendant’s ORCP 21 E motion to strike and in granting defendant’s motion to dismiss with prejudice under ORCP 21 A(8) for failure to state a claim. Plaintiff contends that the trial court erred in striking the allegations that, during and just after the mediation, defendant’s representation of plaintiff was negligent and that defendant breached his fiduciary…