Legal Opinion
Bond v. McLaughlin
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided February 24, 2017No. 1151215PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAIN, Justice.
On May 28, 2008, Kimberly J. Bond sued her former attorney, James D. McLaughlin, alleging legal malpractice under the Alabama Legal Services Liability Act, § 6-5-570 et seq., Ala. Code 1975. The Lee Circuit Court (“the trial court”) entered a summary judgment in favor of McLaughlin. Bond appeals.
Facts and Procedural History
In February 2006, Bond hired McLaughlin to, provide, legal services involving the estate of her husband, Kenneth D. Pylant II, who was killed in a motorcycle accident on September 5, 2005. According to the complaint in .the present case, McLaughlin failed to…
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