Mettes v. Quinn

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• dismissing malpractice action against negligent attorney where that negligent advice caused the plaintiff/client's fraud to be uncovered
• dismissing malpractice action against negligent attorney where that negligent advice caused the plaintiff/client’s fraud to be uncovered
• denying relief to client in suit against attorney who had assisted client in perpetrating a fraud on a third person
• dismissing action against attorney who allegedly rendered negligent advice, where this advice led to setting aside of favorable settlement agreement which had been induced by client's misrepresentations
• dismissing action against attorney who allegedly rendered negligent advice, where this advice led to setting aside of favorable settlement agreement which had been induced by client’s misrepresentations
• client cannot recover from attorney for attorney’s advice to commit fraud, when harm to plaintiff was the result of her own fraud

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).