SCHMIDT v. TIMOTHY P.

No. 32840-2-II.

145 P.3d 1216 (2006)

Teresa SCHMIDT, an individual, Appellant/Cross-Respondent, v. TIMOTHY P. and "Jane Doe" Coogan, and the marital community comprised thereof; and The Law Offices of Timothy Patrick Coogan, and all partners thereof, Respondents/Cross-Appellants.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 2.

Publication Ordered October 31, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Alexander Lindenmuth, Ben F. Barcus & Associates PLLC, Tacoma, WA, for Respondent.

Dan'l Wayne Bridges, Law Offices of Dan'L W Bridges, Bellevue, WA, for Appellant/Cross-Respondent.

Paul Alexander Lindenmuth, Ben F. Barcus & Associates PLLC, Tacoma, WA, for Respondent/Cross-Appellant.


ARMSTRONG, J.

¶ 1 Teresa Schmidt hired attorney Timothy Coogan to represent her in her slip-and-fall claim against a grocery store. The case was dismissed when Coogan failed to serve the proper defendant. Schmidt then sued Coogan for malpractice and the jury awarded her $212,000 in damages. The trial court granted Coogan's motion for a new trial on damages. Both parties appeal. Schmidt argues that the trial court erred...

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