Legal Opinion
Law Offices of Robert K. Walsh, LLC v. Natarajan
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided November 9, 2010No. AC 31589PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PETERS, J.
As a general rule, expert testimony is a prerequisite to the successful prosecution of a claim of legal malpractice. Davis v. Margolis, 215 Conn. 408, 416, 576 A.2d 489 (1990). The principal issue in this appeal is whether the trial court properly denied a claim for legal malpractice unsupported by such expert testimony. We affirm the judgment of the trial court.
On July 23, 2007, the plaintiff, the Law Offices of Robert K. Walsh, LLC, filed a complaint against the defendant, Barbara Natarajan, alleging breach of contract and, alternatively, quantum meruit, for the payment of…
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