Pontiac School District v. Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone

Following a jury trial, defendant appeals as of right, and plaintiff cross appeals, the judgment awarding plaintiff $3,933,249.40 in present damages and $21,138,438 in future damages. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

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This legal malpractice action arose in connection with a $54,665,074 bond issue. The bond issue was necessary to address plaintiffs accumulated deficit, its deteriorating physical facilities, inadequate supply of textbooks and equipment, and other assorted needs. In 1989 and 1990, plaintiffs then superintendent, Dr. LaBarbara Gragg, and her administrative staff, principally…