Legal Opinion
Smith v. Ellis
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided October 23, 2006No. 56415-3-IPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAppelwick, C.J.
¶1 Terry Smith brought a legal malpractice case for negligence relating to the construction contract on his “dream home.” He contends that if defendants had informed him of the risks of the contract, he would not have entered into the contract and would not have experienced cost overruns, delays, and alleged contractor malfeasance. The trial court granted summary judgment to defendants Preston Gates Ellis, L.L.P., and Tom Wolfendale (collectively, Preston) because plaintiff failed to provide evidence of proximate causation. We affirm.
FACTS
¶2 Terry Smith established the credit department and…
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