Legal Opinion
Vona v. Lerner
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided September 10, 2002No. AC 20823PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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DRANGINIS, J.
The principal issue in this professional negligence action against a lawyer, his partners and their law firm is whether the trial court properly directed a verdict for the defendants where the plaintiff presented no expert testimony as to the defendants’ alleged breach of the standard of care that proximately caused the plaintiffs’ alleged loss or damages. We conclude that, in the absence of such testimony, the court may properly direct a verdict in favor of the defendants. See Davis v. Margolis, 215 Conn. 408, 416, 576 A.2d 489 (1990).
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2Cases cited21 opinions
- Dunham v. DunhamSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1987
- Mather v. Griffin HospitalSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Puro v. HenrySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- Davis v. MargolisSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
- Fitzmaurice v. FlynnSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1975
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Dubreuil v. WittConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
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- Young v. RutkinConnecticut Appellate Court · 2003
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