Legal Opinion
Burke v. Avitabile
Connecticut Appellate Court
Decided September 7, 1993No. 11723PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLandau, J.
This is an appeal and cross appeal from the judgment of the trial court, after a default and a hearing in damages in a legal malpractice action. On the appeal, the defendant, Louis S. Avitabile, an attorney, claims that the trial court improperly (1) concluded that the plaintiff’s complaint alleged a breach of the duty of care owed by the defendant to his client, (2) concluded that the plaintiff’s complaint alleged proximate cause and that the plaintiff would have prevailed in the underlying action but for the negligence of the defendant, (3) denied the defendant’s motions for a directed…
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