Barnard v. Langer

Opinion

VOGEL (MIRIAM A.), J .

This is a legal malpractice action in which the plaintiffs claimed their former lawyers settled the underlying inverse condemnation case for too little money, and the lawyers (by cross-complaint) sought the fee they earned in the underlying case. The trial court disposed of the plaintiffs’ claim by nonsuit on the ground that, assuming negligence, the plaintiffs’ damages were too speculative, then gave judgment to the lawyers on their cross-complaint. The plaintiffs appeal, claiming the lawyers were not entitled to their fee and that the trial court should not have…