Legal Opinion
Breezevale Ltd. v. Dickinson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided October 18, 2001No. 97-CV-2076PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON REHEARING EN BANC
STEADMAN, Associate Judge:
Before us for en banc review is a legal malpractice action brought against the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP (“GDC”) 1 by that firm’s former client, Breezevale Limited (“Breezevale”). A jury found that GDC had mishandled a lawsuit filed by Breezevale against Bridge-stone Firestone, Inc. and Firestone Export Sales Corp. (collectively “Firestone”), resulting in $3,430,000 in damages. The damage award reflected the amount that Breezevale hypothetically would have won had its case against Firestone gone to a jury instead of settling due to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Chambers v. Nasco, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Mettes v. QuinnAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
- Chevalier v. MoonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Hunter v. WheateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
- Bredehoft v. AlexanderDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
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