Legal Opinion
Singh v. Duane Morris LLP
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 30, 2008No. 07-20321PublishedCited by 185 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:
Robin Singh sued Duane Morris LLP and attorney Richard Redaño (jointly “Re-daño”) for malpractice allegedly committed during Redano’s representation of Singh in a federal trademark lawsuit. Because the federal courts lack subject matter jurisdiction over this malpractice action, we vacate the judgment and render a judgment of dismissal.
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This case arises out of a dispute between two test-prep companies over use of the name “Testmasters.” Singh, who owned a California-based test-prep company, and Test Masters Educational Services, Inc. (“TES”), a Texas-based…
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