Legal Opinion
Anne P. Hendry v. Francis J. Pelland and Sadur, Pelland & Rubinstein, P.C.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 5, 1996No. 94-7082, 94-7083 and 94-7084PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
Three clients sued their former attorney and his law firm for breach of fiduciary duty, seeking punitive damages, compensatory damages, and disgorgement of the legal fees they had paid. The attorney’s law firm coun terclaimed for unpaid legal fees. Applying District of Columbia law, we address three district court rulings made during the jury trial. First, because we agree with the district court that the record contained insufficient evidence for a reasonable jury to find that the attorney wilfully disregarded his…
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