Capitol Hill Grp. v. Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman, LLC, No. 08-7109
In a legal malpractice action, summary judgment for Defendant law firm is affirmed where previous litigation involving Defendant's fee applications and the malpractice claim arose out of the same nucleus of facts and the identity element of res judicata was satisfied.
Read Capitol Hill Grp. v. Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman, LLC, No. 08-7109
Appellate Information
Argued May 11, 2009
Decided June 26, 2009
Judges
Opinion by Judge Brown
Counsel
For Appellant:
Emil Hirsch
For Appellee:
Jack McKay, Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman, LLC, Washington, DC