Sandberg v. Lehman, Jensen & Donahue, L.C.

OPINION

ORME, Judge:

T1 This case arises in the context of a legal malpractice action. Plaintiff Albert Sandberg (Sandberg) sued the law firm of Lehman, Jensen & Donahue, L.C., (Lehman) for failure to join Salt Lake City as a defendant in a personal injury action arising out of injuries Sandberg suffered when he fell into an unguarded concrete pit at the Salt Lake Valley Solid Waste Facility. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of Lehman on the basis that Salt Lake City was entitled to governmental immunity, and thus, even if Lehman had joined Salt Lake City as a defendant,…