Legal Opinion
Bezio v. Draeger
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 16, 2013No. 19-1259PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LYNCH, Chief Judge.
The question on appeal is whether the district court erred in enforcing an arbitration clause in an attorney-client engagement letter as to malpractice and unfair practice claims brought by a former client under Maine law.
The client is Douglas Bezio, who sued his former law firm of Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson (BSSN) and individual defendants, alleging malpractice and violations of Maine’s Unfair Trade Practices Act, Me.Rev.Stat. tit. 5, § 213, as well as a fee dispute. Defendants filed a motion to compel arbitration and dismiss the action, which the district court…
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