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Harris Teeter, Inc. v. Moore & Van Allen, PLLC

Citations

  • 701 S.E.2d 742
  • 390 S.C. 275
  • 2010 S.C. LEXIS 346

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that the plaintiff's second expert failed to satisfy the \most probably\ standard and thereby failed to establish that the defendants' alleged acts of professional negligence were the \but for\ cause of the plaintiff's loss
  • holding a \conclusory statement that Respondents breached the standard of care does not create a genuine issue of material fact\
  • affirming summary judgment on legal malpractice claim due in part to lack of expert testimony necessary to prove proximate cause
  • affirming grant of summary judgment in favor of law firm for legal malpractice action arising out law firm's alleged failure to settle dispute prior to arbitration
  • affirming grant of summary judgment in favor of law firm for legal malpractice action arising out law firm’s alleged failure to settle dispute prior to arbitration
  • stating “a plaintiff in a legal malpractice action must establish this standard of care by expert testimony”

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Judges: Kittredge, Toal, Beatty, Moore, Hearn

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