Fabec v. Frederick & Berler, L.L.C.

Citations

• 2022 Ohio 376

Syllabus

Legal malpractice damages, third-party claims malicious conduct. Defendant attorneys did not inform their client and her husband of a settlement offer in their client's case. Client later settled the case for a greater amount than the settlement offer. Client, her husband, and their opponent in the underlying litigation filed suit alleging legal malpractice. The trial court properly granted summary judgment to legal malpractice defendants as client and her husband could not show damages caused by alleged legal malpractice of defendants. Further, the third-party legal malpractice failed as no objective evidence showed defendants acted with malice.