Legal Opinion
Sheila Simpson v. David James
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 6, 1990No. 89-2617PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
This appeal concerns a malpractice suit brought by the sellers of corporate assets against the partners of a law firm that represented both the buyers and the sellers in the transaction. The plaintiffs alleged two incidents of negligence on the part of the attorneys: the handling of the original sale and the subsequent restructuring of the buyers’ note in favor of the plaintiffs. After a jury trial, the court rendered judgment in favor of the plaintiffs, awarding the sellers $100,000 for each act of negligence. We affirm.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
The plaintiffs, Sheila…
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