Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 2017

McGuire v. Russo

McGuire v. Russo
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · Decided June 6, 2017
169 A.3d 567 (Atlantic Reporter, Third Series)
McGuire v. Russo

Opinion of the Court

ORDER

PER CURIAM

AND NOW, this 6th day of June, 2017, the Petition for Allowance of Appeal is GRANTED. The issue, rephrased for clarity, is:

Should this Court overturn its decision in Muhammad v. Strassburger, Mckenna, Messer, Shilobod & Gutnick, 587 A.2d 1346 (Pa. 1991), which bars legal malpractice suits following the settlement of a lawsuit absent an allegation of fraud, even in instances where an attorney’s negligence led to a lesser settlement.

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