Long-Russell v. Hampe

HILL, Justice.

[¶1] In this matter we are asked to answer questions certified to this Court in accordance with W.R.A.P. 11. Appellant, Sharon Long-Russell (Long-Russell), seeks an opinion of this Court which would resolve the question of whether damages for emotional suffering may be awarded in the context of a legal malpractice case wherein mere negligence on the part of the attorney is the basis for the claim of emotional damages. Appellee, Robert A. Hampe (Hampe), Attorney-at-Law, asks that those questions be answered in the negative.

[12] We will answer the certified questions in the…