Selimanovic v. Finney

KATHIANNE KNAUP CRANE, Judge.

Plaintiffs filed a lawsuit against defendant attorney, which, as it was submitted to the jury, sought to recover damages for legal malpractice for failing to timely file a wrongful death lawsuit against two of the decedent’s co-employees. The jury returned a $2,000,000 verdict in plaintiffs’ favor. The trial court granted defendant’s motion for a new trial on the ground that it erred in allowing the jury to determine if there was insurance coverage for the claims against the co-employees by submitting the recoverability of damages in the wrongful death action as…