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· 12/29/2023

McCarthy v. Abraham

Citations

  • 232 N.E.3d 1272
  • 2023 Ohio 4845

Syllabus

In a legal malpractice action, an attorney that provided advice on a refiling deadline in line with relevant, contemporary precedent from the applicable appellate district prior to Wilson v. Durrani, 164 Ohio St.3d 419, 2020-Ohio-6827 did not breach the standard of care he owed to his clients as a matter of law. As a result, summary judgment in favor of the attorney was warranted. Judgment affirmed.

How courts have described this case

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  • condemning prosecution's evidence of a defendant's prior similar act as a basis for inferring the intent of a co-defendant
  • condemning prosecution’s evidence of a defendant’s prior similar act as a basis for inferring the intent of a co-defendant

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Judges: Leland

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