Legal Opinion
In Re Estate of Corriea
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 22, 1998No. 97-PR-559PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Associate Judge:
The Superior Court, Probate Division, granted summary judgment to appellee Pacific Employers Insurance Co. (INAPRO), the professional liability insurance carrier for a now-deceased attorney, Mark F. Corriea. Previously, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia had entered an approximately $1.4 million judgment against Corriea for breach of fiduciary duty in his legal representation of appellant Avianca, S.A, and related companies (hereafter Avian-ca). 1 When Avianca sought to enforce the judgment against the estate of Comea, the estate denied the…
2Cases cited28 opinions
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- Matter of AddamsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
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3Cited by31 opinions
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