Legal Opinion
Lorenzetti v. Jolles
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided July 21, 2000No. 3:98CV00340 (JBA)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON POST-TRIAL MOTIONS (Doc. # 65, 70 and 71)
ARTERTON, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff Aldo Lorenzetti brought this action against his former attorney, Joel M. Jolles, claiming that Jolles committed legal malpractice when he settled Lorenzetti’s case against Fleet Bank without Mr. Lor-enzetti’s consent to do so. The jury found that Mr. Jolles had committed malpractice by settling Mr. Lorenzetti’s case against the Bank and allowing judgment to enter, all without Mr. Lorenzetti’s authorization. The jury then went on to determine whether Mr. Lorenzetti would have been successful in…
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