Pete v. Anderson

Opinion of the Court by

Justice ABRAMSON.

Michael Anderson, Jr. and Malik Anderson filed a professional negligence action against attorney Mickiel Pete, the law firm of Cochran, Cherry, Givens, Smith, Sistrunk 85 Sams, P.C., and attorney Dennis Burke (collectively “Pete”), claiming the attorneys were negligent in executing their professional duties following the death of the Andersons’ father. The Jefferson Circuit Court granted Pete’s motion for summary judgment on the grounds that Michael, Jr. and Malik, minors at the time of their father’s death, lacked standing to sue for professional…