Cannata v. Wiener

Plaintiff Charles Cannata appeals from a decision by the Chittenden Superior Court denying his malpractice claim against attorney Marc Wiener. After a bench trial, the court held that plaintiff failed to prove that advice given by attorney Wiener was the proximate cause of any damage to plaintiff. We affirm.

This case arose out of a complicated real estate transaction that originated with the purchase of a building in Burlington, Vermont. The relevant facts, as determined by the trial court, are as follows. The building was purchased in 1985 by Prime Properties, which was a business…