Legal Opinion
Nicolet Instrument Corporation v. Lindquist & Vennum
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 30, 1994No. 93-3822PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Chief Judge.
Nicolet Instrument Corporation brought a diversity suit for legal malpractice against its former counsel, Lindquist & Vennum. The district judge granted summary judgment for the law firm on the ground that Nicolet had failed to estabhsh a causal connection between its loss and the law firm’s alleged neghgence. Wisconsin law governs the substantive issues.
Nicolet had a wholly owned subsidiary named “Nicolet Zeta Corp.” that made computer graphics equipment, and in 1982 Nico-let leased a building in California for Zeta to occupy. The lease was for 10 years from the date of…
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