Insurance Co. of North America v. Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt

This legal malpractice action arises out of a workers’ compensation case in which defendant represented plaintiff insurer. The workers’ compensation dispute concerned which insurer, plaintiff or American International Adjustment Company, Inc. (AIAC), owed compensation to the injured worker. The referee held that plaintiff was responsible. Plaintiff asked defendant to appeal the referee’s order to the Board, but defendant failed to do so in time. In this action, plaintiff claims that, if defendant had made a timely appeal to the Board, plaintiff would have prevailed, and it seeks damages equal…