Fitch v. McDermott, Will and Emery, LLP
Appellate Court of Illinois
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bowman
Plaintiffs, Thomas Fitch, Virginia West, Heather Haibt, and Thomas Michael Fitch, as beneficiaries of the Victoria R. Fitch Trust dated February 3, 1987, as amended and restated October 13, 2004, appeal the dismissal of several of their claims against defendants, McDermott, Will & Emery, LLFJ Dietrich & Dietrich, LLC, Joseph Dietrich, John Dietrich, and Harris Bank, N.A., for the alleged mishandling of the estate plan of Victoria R. Fitch. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
The following general facts are derived from the various pleadings. On May 19, 2005, Victoria died, and her will was admitted to…
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