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Litigation

Oct. 10, 2012

McGuireWoods facing Hawaii malpractice suit over real estate settlement

An attorney at McGuireWoods LLP in Los Angeles is being sued for legal malpractice in Hawaii in connection with a settlement he helped obtain for condominium owners who brought a claim against their developer three years ago.


By Brian Sumers


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A Los Angeles-based attorney at McGuireWoods LLP and the firm itself are fighting a legal malpractice lawsuit in Hawaii in connection with a real estate development settlement they helped obtain for condominium owners three years ago.


The proposed class action, filed Friday in Hawaii Circuit Court in Honolulu, alleges Sidney K. Kanazawa negotiated away claims that could have been worth more than $100 ...

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