Legal Opinion
Leonard v. Dorsey & Whitney LLP
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 15, 2009No. 07-2220, 07-2242, 07-2258, 07-2261, 07-2260PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.
One of Minnesota’s largest law firms is before us, requesting that we overturn judgments that it committed legal malpractice and breached fiduciary duties owed to a client. On its side it has a recent decision of the Minnesota Supreme Court and our duty to conscientiously ascertain and apply state law. We predict that the Minnesota Supreme Court would reverse the judgments against Dorsey & Whitney LLP with instructions to dismiss. We must therefore do the same.
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This case is in federal court because the Plaintiffs’ claims are related to the Chapter 7 bankruptcy case…
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