Hansen v. Anderson, Wilmarth & Van Der Maaten

LAVORATO, Chief Justice.

In this legal malpractice action, clients sued their lawyers for malpractice stemming from the lawyers’ handling of a commercial transaction for the clients. The lawyers in turn sought indemnity from the lawyer representing the opposing party in the transaction for fraudulent misrepresentation in connection with that transaction. The district court concluded there was no duty supporting an indemnity claim and, on this basis, sustained a motion for summary judgment dismissing the claim. We conclude there was such a duty and therefore reverse and remand.

I. Background…