· 2/3/2005
Hilary Marek Winniczek and Danuta Winniczek v. Sheldon B. Nagelberg
Citations
- 394 F.3d 505
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “Since liability for breach of contract is, in general, strict liability, the cause, character, and mental element of the breach usually are immaterial.”
- ‘‘[a] criminal defendant can establish ineffective assistance of counsel, the counterpart to mal- practice’’
- rule requir- ing convicted plaintiff to prove actual innocence as part of legal malpractice claim does not bar breach of contract action when wrong alleged is overcharging rather than conviction
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Judges: Bauer, Posner, Easterbrook
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