Legal Opinion
Henry Grausz, M.D. v. Bradford F. Englander Linowes and Blocher, L.L.P.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 6, 2003No. 01-2317PublishedCited by 157 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MICHAEL, Circuit Judge.
This is a professional malpractice action filed by a Chapter 11 debtor against the law firm that represented him in his bankruptcy case. We hold that the district court had bankruptcy jurisdiction over this action under 28 U.S.C. § 1334 because the malpractice claim arose in the bankruptcy case. In addition, we affirm the district court’s award of summary judgment to the law firm because the malpractice claim is barred on res judicata grounds by an earlier order of the bankruptcy court.
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The facts and procedural history are not disputed. On December 29, 1997,…
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