Legal Opinion
Cerberus Partners, L.P. v. Gadsby & Hannah, LLP
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided December 19, 2003No. 2002-196-AppealPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUTTELL, Justice.
May Rhode Island courts exercise personal jurisdiction, either specific or general, over an out-of-state law firm on a claim for contribution and indemnity arising out of a legal malpractice action that is governed by the laws of this state?
In this case third-party plaintiffs, Schatz & Schatz, Ribicoff & Kotkin (Schatz) and its former partners, appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court granting third-party defendants’, Adam C. Harris (Harris) and O’Melveny & Myers, LLP (O’Mel-veny), motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction under Rule 12(b)(2) of the…
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