Ohio Supreme Court, 2008

Natl. Union Fire Ins. v. Wuerth

Natl. Union Fire Ins. v. Wuerth
Ohio Supreme Court · Decided September 10, 2008 · Stratton
119 Ohio St. 3d 1442; 893 N.E.2d 514

Natl. Union Fire Ins. v. Wuerth

Opinion of the Court

Certified Question of State Law, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 07-4035. On review of preliminary memoranda pursuant to S.Ct.Prac.R. XVIII(6). The court will answer the following question:

“Under Ohio law, can a legal malpractice claim be maintained directly against a law firm when all of the relevant principals and employees have either been dismissed from the lawsuit or were never sued in the first instance?”

Lundberg Stratton, J., not participating.

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