Schmitz v. RINKE, NOONAN

OPINION

CONNOLLY, Judge.

Appellants sued respondent for legal malpractice in a transactional matter. Appellants challenge the district court’s grant of judgment as a matter of law at the close of their case in chief. Respondent in turn challenges the district court’s denial of its pretrial motion for summary judgment. Because respondent was entitled to judgment as a matter of law following the close of appellants’ case in chief and was also entitled to summary judgment because appellants failed to establish an element of their malpractice claim, we affirm the district court’s grant of judgment…