Legal Opinion
David B. Lilly Co. v. Fisher
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 16, 1994No. 93-7036, 93-7061PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
NYGAARD, Circuit Judge
In this diversity case, David B. Lilly Company, Inc. sued attorney G. Robert Fisher and the law firms of Smith, Gill, Fisher and Butts, and Cadwalader, Wiekersham and Taft for professional malpractice. On December 4, 1991, the district court granted Cadwalader’s motion for summary judgment and dismissed the Lilly Co.’s claims against it. The district court held that under either New York law or Delaware law, the relationship between the Lilly Co. and Cadwalader was insufficient to give rise to a duty of care. Additionally, it found that the Lilly Co.…
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