Sterling Radio Stations, Inc. v. Weinstine
Appellate Court of Illinois
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Theis
Plaintiff Alex R. Seith1 appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to defendants Lester S. Weinstine, Robert L. Ellison, Weinstine, Shirk, Mellott & Leemon, and Klockau, McCarthy, Ellison & Marquis, EC. (collectively, defendants), in this legal malpractice action. Seith contends that the trial court erred in finding that Seith suffered no damages as a matter of law and argues that his damages included: (1) $100,000 in attorney fees incurred in appealing the underlying suit in which the alleged legal malpractice occurred, and (2) $300,000 paid by a corporation in which he was a…
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