Legal Opinion
Havoco of America, Ltd. v. Freeman, Atkins & Coleman, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 22, 1995No. 94-2806PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
Havoco of America, Ltd. (“Havoco”) filed an attorney malpractice suit against the law firm of Freeman, Atkins & Coleman, Ltd. and several of its attorneys (collectively, “Freeman”). Havoco alleged that Freeman’s failure to file a timely claim prevented Havo-co from recovering from a defendant in the underlying litigation under tort, conspiracy, and breach of fiduciary duty theories. The district court granted summary judgment for Freeman. It reasoned that the jury’s verdict on a contractual claim in the underlying litigation collaterally estopped Havoco from arguing…
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