Nelson v. Heslin

¶ 1 Francis Nelson (hereinafter “Appellant”) appeals the trial court order granting Appellees’ motion for summary judgment in this legal malpractice action. Appellant brought this action against Ap-pellees on the basis that they failed to initiate a third party action against the alleged tortfeasors whose defective product caused Appellant work-related injuries. As will be more fully discussed below, Appellant had previously proceeded with a worker’s compensation claim against his employer, which ultimately ended in a denial of benefits by the Worker’s Compensation Appeal Board (hereinafter…