Legal Opinion
Martin v. Ross
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 28, 2010No. 09-CV-460PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEBEKER, Senior Judge:
A jury found appellants LaJuan Martin, Lolita Martin, and Martin & James, LLP, liable for legal malpractice after the Martins’ failure to respond to a deadline resulted in the dismissal of appellee Andrew Ross’s employment discrimination case. The Martins now appeal that verdict, arguing that (1) no reasonable factfinder could have found that Ross would have succeeded on his claim but for the Martins’ negligence, (2) Ross’s expert witness did not have proper qualifications, and (3) a typo on the verdict sheet precluded Mrs. Martin from liability. We affirm.
Ross was…
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