BREEZEVALE LTD. v. DICKINSON

No. 97-CV-2076.

759 A.2d 627 (2000)

BREEZEVALE LIMITED, Appellant, v. Timothy L. DICKINSON, et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided September 21, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Plato Cacheris, with whom Preston Burton, Washington, DC, Sydney Hoffmann, and Leslie A. Powell were on the brief, for appellant.

Theodore J. Boutrous, Jr., with whom Jonathan K. Tycko, Hassan A. Zavareei, Washington, DC, and John H. Sharer, Los Angeles, CA, were on the brief, for appellees.

Before STEADMAN, SCHWELB and RUIZ, Associate Judges.


STEADMAN, Associate Judge:

Breezevale Limited ("Breezevale") is a former client of the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP ("GDC"). In a legal malpractice action against GDC,1 a jury found that GDC had mishandled a lawsuit filed by Breezevale against Bridgestone-Firestone, Inc. and Firestone Export Sales Corp. (collectively "Firestone"), resulting in $3,430,000 in damages. The damage award reflected the amount that Breezevale hypothetically...

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