Legal Opinion
Timms v. Rosenblum
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided May 24, 1989No. Civ. A. 88-1549-APublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ELLIS, District Judge.
Introduction
This case presents novel questions concerning the construction of Virginia’s non-suit statute and the expansion of legal malpractice damages to include recovery for mental anguish. Plaintiff in this professional malpractice action alleges that the lawyer defendants were negligent and reckless in their representation of her in a child custody battle with the result that she lost custody of her two children. She contends it took her two years with new counsel and substantial legal fees and expenses to win back the custody of her children. In…
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