Legal Opinion
Waite, Schneider, Bayless & Chesley Co. v. Davis
District Court, S.D. Ohio
Decided March 5, 2014No. Case No. 1:11CV851PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
JAMES G. CARR, Senior District Judge.
Plaintiff Waite, Schneider, Bayless & Chesley Co., L.P.A. (the Waite Firm), sues its former client, defendant Allen L. Davis, for unpaid legal fees. Davis counterclaims against the Waite Firm’s attorneys, alleging: 1) breach of contract; 2) breach of fiduciary duty; and 3) malpractice.
Jurisdiction is proper under 28 U.S.C. § 1332.
Pending is the Waite Firm’s motion to dismiss Davis’s breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty claims (Doc. 102).
For the reasons that follow, I grant the Waite Firm’s motion to dismiss.
Discussion
Davis, a Florida…
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