Legal Opinion
Mills v. Cooter
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided August 11, 1994No. 92-CV-1152, 93-CV-985PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHWELB, Associate Judge:
A jury awarded plaintiffs Ladson A. Mills and Christina P. Mills $119,000 against Dale A. Cooter, Esq. and certain other attorneys associated with him (collectively Cooter) for professional neghgence. The trial judge denied Cooter’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. On appeal, 1 Cooter contends that the Mills failed to estabhsh, through expert testimony, either the apphca-ble standard of care or a violation thereof, and that as a matter of law, the conduct in which he was shown to have engaged did not constitute legal malpractice. We agree, reverse, and…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Cooter & Gell v. Hartmarx Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Yee v. City of EscondidoSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Robert Geiserman v. John H. MacDonald A.B. & A.B. & AssociatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
- Florida Star v. B. J. F.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
- O'NEIL v. BerganDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
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3Cited by37 opinions
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