Legal Opinion
Alcman Services Corp. v. Bullock
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided March 26, 1996No. Civil 95-02292PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
IRENAS, District Judge.
Centuries ago alchemists endeavored to transmute lead into gold. The plaintiff before us today, equally inspired and perhaps ' more creative, has attempted to transform its leaden judgment against an impecunious adversary into claims of gold against the adversary’s well insured lawyer. Plaintiffs black magic consisted of entering into a settlement with its adversary in which plaintiff agreed to stay execution of its judgment against the adversary in exchange for the adversary assigning to plaintiff the adversary’s legal malpractice claim against its lawyer. Alas,…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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- J.E. Mamiye & Sons, Inc. v. The Fidelity Bank v. Commonwealth Marine and General Assurance Co., LtdCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
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