Goldstein v. Kaestner

In this appeal of a legal malpractice action, we consider two issues: (1) the appropriate standard of review in cases of this nature; and (2) whether the trial court erred in entering judgment for the defendant based on its finding that, as a matter of law, the verdict for lost profits reached in the underlying action was valid.

The legal malpractice claim arose out of a suit between a tenant, Schwartz Supermarkets, Inc. (Schwartz), and its landlord, Louis Goldstein. Goldstein was represented by Joseph W. Kaest ner, the appellee herein. Schwartz filed a motion for judgment seeking damages…