Ryan Contracting Company v. O'Neill & Murphy, LLP

OPINION

DIETZEN, Justice.

Ryan Contracting Company (Ryan) brought suit against O’Neill & Murphy, LLP (O’Neill) for legal malpractice arising out of O’Neill’s representation of Ryan iri a legal malpractice claim against Meagher & Geer, PLLP (MG) for alleged errors in the foreclosure of Ryan’s mechanic’s liens. O’Neill moved for summary judgment, arguing that Ryan could not establish that “but for” MG’s alleged errors in filing the mechanic’s liens, the underlying claims would have yielded a more favorable outcome. The district court granted the motion, concluding, among .other things, that…