Legal Opinion
Sierra Fria Corp. v. Donald J. Evans, P.C.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 10, 1997No. 97-1294PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
St. Ambrose is said to have advised St. Augustine that “[w]hen ... at Rome, live in the Roman style.” John Bartlett, Familiar Quotations 113 (Justin Kaplan ed., 16th ed.1992). In this case, the defendants, a Boston law firm and its constituent partners (hereinafter collectively Goodwin, Procter), counselled their erstwhile clients that when acquiring real estate in Aruba there were material risks associated with doing so in the Aruban style. The plaintiffs demurred and instead traveled a path consistent with St. Ambrose’s counsel. Costly problems surfaced after the deal…
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