Sheetz, Inc. v. Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love, PLLC

STARCHER, Justice:

In this case we answer four certified questions from a federal court. We hold that advice of counsel is not an absolute defense in an employment law case; that a defendant in a legal malpractice lawsuit is not barred from asserting a claim against another attorney who provided services to the plaintiff; that experts may testify in legal malpractice cases; and that the plaintiff in a state employment law case did not receive an illegal double recovery.

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Facts & Background

The instant case is before this Court upon four certified questions from the United States District Court…