Legal Opinion
Weiner v. Beatty
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided August 8, 2005No. 39605PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
By the Court,
Hardesty, J.:
In this appeal, we consider whether a public-employee union member has an independent claim for legal malpractice against an attorney provided by his union. We conclude that state labor law should be interpreted consistently with federal labor law, which bars legal malpractice claims against lawyers supplied by unions. A union member’s remedy lies in an action against the union for breach of the duty of fair representation.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Dr. Steven Weiner worked for the Clark County School District (CCSD) from 1973 until his termination in 1997.
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