Legal Opinion
Burbidge Mitchell & Gross v. Peters
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided August 17, 2015No. Nos. 14-4066, 14-4080PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND JUDGMENT *
JEROME A. HOLMES, Circuit Judge.
This diversity case involves the tort of wrongful use of civil proceedings. The case was filed by the Utah law firm of Burbidge, Mitchell & Gross (BMG) against former client C & M Properties, LLC (C & M), which had sued BMG for legal malpractice.1 BMG also named as defendants C & M’s manager, certain current and former members of C & M, their counsel and related entities.
The federal' district court granted summary judgment motions filed by the defendants, and BMG now appeals. The district court also sanctioned two of the defendants under…
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