Legal Opinion
Purdy v. Zeldes
District Court, D. Vermont
Decided September 21, 2001No. 2:00-cv-00390PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SESSIONS, District Judge.
Plaintiff John M. Purdy, Jr. (“Purdy”) brought this action against Defendants Jacob D. Zeldes (“Zeldes”) and the law firm of Zeldes, Needle & Cooper (“ZNC”) (together, “Defendants”) for attorney malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty, and misrepresentation arising from Defendants’ allegedly inadequate representation of Purdy during investigation and through his trial and appeal on violations of the Anti-Kickback Act. Defendants have moved for summary judgment on all of Purdy’s claims. For the reasons below, that motion is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN…
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