Legal Opinion
David Grochocinski v. Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw, LLP
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 21, 2013No. 10-2057, 11-1393, 11-3597PublishedCited by 166 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
The story of Rumpelstiltskin is about turning straw into gold. The legal malpractice case at the heart of these appeals presents a modern attempt to turn metaphorical straw into real gold. The district court rejected the effort, as do we.
This case originated in a contract dispute between CMGT, Inc. and Spehar Capital, a company CMGT hired to help it find financing. Spehar Capital sued CMGT over a dispute related to this agreement and eventually procured a $17 million default judgment against CMGT, which had no assets to pay it. Spehar Capital devised a plan to recover…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Montana v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- New Hampshire v. MaineSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Taylor v. SturgellSupreme Court of the United States · 2008
- Hansberry v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
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