Quick v. Samp

ZINTER, Justice.

[¶ 1.] Russ J. Quick and ZR Consulting, Inc. brought this malpractice action against their former attorney, John Burke. The malpractice allegedly occurred during Burke’s representation of Quick in a prior suit against a third-party. Quick alleged malpractice on two theories: (1) attorney negligence in preparation of the complaint; and, (2) fraud in Burke’s preparation of a forged document that was used to correct a problem caused by the defective complaint. In this action, Burke’s Personal Representative 1 moved for summary judgment alleging that Quick was in pari delic-to…