Renee S. Hartz, M.D. v. Victor R. Farrugia; Robert A. Kutcher; Nicole Tygier; Chopin, Wagar, Richard & Kutcher, LLP

Summary

Renee Hartz brought a legal-malpractice action alleging that an attorney failed to inform her of a potential claim against her former lawyer. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court’s grant of summary judgment for the defendants and denial of summary judgment for Hartz, finding no reversible error.

Holdings

1. The district court committed no reversible error in granting summary judgment for the defendants and denying Hartz's motion for summary judgment.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the district court committed reversible error by granting summary judgment for the defendants and denying Hartz's motion for summary judgment in the legal-malpractice action.

Disposition

affirmed