Legal Opinion
Jack S. Kaplan v. Pavalon & Gifford
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 13, 1993No. 92-3770PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
In 1986, Jack S. Kaplan, an attorney then practicing law in Illinois, was retained by James Cohn and Lisa Bahn Cohn to represent their minor child in connection with a
lawsuit alleging injuries sustained during the child’s birth. Kaplan agreed to represent the Cohns, but informed them that he lacked experience in medical malpractice cases. He advised the Cohns to retain additional counsel whose area of expertise was in medical malpractice.
Kaplan subsequently referred the case to Geoffrey Gifford, a medical malpractice attorney associated with the law firm of Asher,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- O'HARA v. AhlgrenIllinois Supreme Court · 1989
- Zeigler v. Illinois Trust & Savings BankIllinois Supreme Court · 1910
- Board of Trustees v. Cook County College Teachers Union, Local 1600Illinois Supreme Court · 1979
- Stanley Green, as Assignee of Dexter Hopkins, Cross v. The J.C. Penney Auto Insurance Company, Inc., a Corporation, Defendant- Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Holstein v. GrossmanAppellate Court of Illinois · 1993
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- City National Bank of Florida, a National Banking Association v. Checkers, Simon & Rosner, an Illinois Partnership, and Alan H. GussisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
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