Legal Opinion
Behnke v. Ahrens
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided December 10, 2012No. 67459-5-IPublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBecker, J.
¶1 — Appellants employed a capital gains tax reduction strategy that landed them in trouble with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). They brought several *285claims against their attorney Edward Ahrens on grounds that he failed to disclose the extent of his business relationship with the company whose tax shelter plan he recommended. Because appellants made an inadequate response to Ahrens’ motion for summary judgment on their claim that he violated the Consumer Protection Act, chapter 19.86 RCW, we affirm the order dismissing that claim. Their claims of breach of fiduciary duty and malpractice…
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