Sec. Bank & Trust Co. v. Larkin, Hoffman, Daly & Lindgren, Ltd.

McKEIG, Justice.

This case arises out of a district court order granting a motion for judgment on the pleadings. Respondent/cross-appellant Security Bank & Trust Company ("Security Bank") sued appellant/cross-respondent Larkin, Hoffman, Daly & Lindgren, Ltd. ("Larkin"), alleging legal malpractice related to estate-planning services for deceased client Gordon P. Savoie. Security Bank, as trustee and personal representative of Savoie's estate, alleged that Larkin failed to advise Savoie that his estate would be subject to a substantial generation-skipping transfer tax upon a distribution to a…