Sleweon v. Burke, Murphy, Constanza & Cuppy

OPINION

DARDEN, Judge

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Thomas Sleweon, M.D., appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Burke, Murphy, Constanza and Cuppy, a partnership or other business association, and Frederick Cuppy, George Carberry and Kathryn Schmidt, individually, (collectively “Burke”), in Dr. Sleweon’s legal malpractice action.

We affirm.

ISSUE

Whether the trial court erred in granting summary judgment in favor of Burke,

FACTS

Dr. Alexander Sterner located his infectious disease practice in Lake County in 1976. He eventually hired other doctors and established Medical Specialists,…