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Natl. Union Fire Ins. Co. v. Wuerth

Supreme Court of Ohio
Sep 10, 2008
2008 Ohio 4487 (Ohio 2008)

Opinion

No. 2008-1334.

September 10, 2008.

Certified Question of State Law, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 07-4035.


MOTION AND PROCEDURAL RULINGS

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.


Summaries of

Natl. Union Fire Ins. Co. v. Wuerth

Supreme Court of Ohio
Sep 10, 2008
2008 Ohio 4487 (Ohio 2008)
Case details for

Natl. Union Fire Ins. Co. v. Wuerth

Case Details

Full title:Natl. Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA v. Wuerth

Court:Supreme Court of Ohio

Date published: Sep 10, 2008

Citations

2008 Ohio 4487 (Ohio 2008)
119 Ohio St. 3d 1442

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