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Litigation

Mar. 27, 2014

Narrow ruling brings cases against Bryan Cave back to life

Two legal malpractice lawsuits seeking more than $100 million from the firm may be revived following a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversal of a district court's dismissal of the cases.


By Kylie Reynolds


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Two legal malpractice lawsuits seeking more than $100 million from Bryan Cave LLP may again be revived, following a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversal this week.


In the unpublished opinion Monday, the three-judge panel concluded the trial court should not have dismissed the cases, but left unanswered a legal question about whether bankruptcy trustees can sue over matters that involved a comp...

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