Nazzaro v. Liroff

Ms. Nazzaro won a jury verdict in a legal malpractice action based on the defendant Liroffs alleged mishandling of the medical malpractice case we considered in Nazzaro v. Wolfe, 541 So.2d 143 (Fla. 3d DCA 1989), review denied, 551 So.2d 462 (Fla.1989). The trial judge then granted a new trial and the plaintiff has taken this appeal. We do not consider the propriety of the order granting a new trial because we find, on the cross-appeal, that Liroff was entitled to a directed verdict in his favor. In our view, the evidence — particularly the testimony of the plaintiffs legal expert whose…