Kimleco Petroleum, Inc. v. Morrison & Shelton

How courts have described this case

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• holding that crux of claim that lawyer negligently failed to timely designate expert witness and misled clients into believing case was ready for trial stated claim for legal malpractice, not breach of fiduciary duty
• holding that crux of claim that lawyer negligently failed to timely designate expert witness and misled clients into believing case was ready for trial stated claim for legal malpractice, not breach of fiduciary duty
• finding breach of fiduciary duty claims alleging attorney negligently failed to timely designate qualified expert and negligently misled plaintiffs that another lawsuit was ready for trial, were really malpractice claims and were barred by the statute of limitations
• crux of claim that lawyer negligently failed to timely designate qualified expert witness and misled clients into believing case ready for trial stated claim for legal malpractice, not breach of fiduciary duty
• if the “crux” of the claim is that the plaintiff's attorney did not provide adequate legal representation, the claim is one for legal malpractice
• if the “crux” of the claim is that the plaintiff's attorney did not provide adequate legal representation, the claim is one for legal malpractice

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