Stone v. Satriana

In this original proceeding, we examine whether attorney defendants in a legal malpractice action can designate the opposing party's current counsel as a nonparty at fault and subsequently disqualify that counsel.

Diane Stone was a defendant in a federal case that arose out of the City of Greenwood Village's investigation of Lawrence Ocrant's death. In state district court, Stone filed a legal malpractice action against her former attorneys, claiming that their malpractice caused the judgment against her in the federal suit. The former attorneys claim that Stone's eurrent counsel contributed…