Legal Opinion
Garcia v. Kozlov, Seaton, Romanini & Brooks, P.C.
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided April 13, 2004PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Long
The issue before us arises out of a legal malpractice case. Plaintiff sued her former lawyers for failing to join an arguably integral party in a personal injury lawsuit. In the subsequent legal malpractice action, plaintiff claimed that she was forced to settle the personal injury case with the named defendants for less than full value as a result of the absence of the negligently omitted party. Because defendant raised the settlement first as a bar and then as a defense in the malpractice ease, plaintiff sought to present her case, in part, through expert testimony. The trial court acceded…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- McGrogan v. TillSupreme Court of New Jersey · 2001
- Shields v. CampbellOregon Supreme Court · 1977
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