HAZEL & THOMAS, P.C. v. YAVARI

Record No. 950211.

465 S.E.2d 812 (1996)

HAZEL & THOMAS, P.C., et al. v. Shahram YAVARI, et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 12, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A.C. Keith (David J. Gogal; Blankingship & Keith, on briefs), Fairfax, for appellants.

David L. Duff (Duff & Leffler, on brief), Fairfax, for appellees.

Present: CARRICO, C.J., and COMPTON, STEPHENSON, HASSELL, and KEENAN, JJ., and POFF and WHITING, Senior Justices.


WHITING, Senior Justice.

In this appeal in an attorney malpractice action, the dispositive issue is whether the client proved that the attorneys' negligence was a proximate cause of the client's loss. Therefore, we recite only those facts relevant to this issue, and, in accordance with familiar appellate principles, we state those facts in the light most favorable to the client, the prevailing party in the trial court.

In February 1990, Shahram Yavari asked...

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