In this action, plaintiff seeks to recover damages from its former attorney for legal malpractice arising out of his handling of a prior lawsuit. The primary issue on this appeal concerns which of the two parties bears the burden of proof on the question of the viability of affirmative defenses raised against the plaintiff in the prior action. We turn first to a brief review of the facts.
Plaintiff owned two buildings which were...
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