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PARADIGM INS. CO. v. LANGERMAN LAW OFFICES

No. CV-99-0412-PR.

24 P.3d 593 (2001)

200 Ariz. 146

PARADIGM INSURANCE COMPANY, a foreign insurance company, Defendant Counter-claimant-Appellant, v. The LANGERMAN LAW OFFICES, P.A., a professional association, Plaintiff Counter-defendant-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Arizona, En Banc.

June 13, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jones, Skelton & Hochuli by Robert R. Berk, Eileen J. Dennis GilBride, Phoenix, Attorneys for Paradigm Insurance Company.

The Cohen Law Firm by Larry J. Cohen and The Langerman Law Offices by Richard W. Langerman, Amy G. Langerman and Junker, Shiaras & Harrington, P.C. by Neil J. Harrington, Phoenix, Attorneys for The Langerman Law Offices, P.A.

Steptoe & Johnson, L.L.P. by Floyd P. Bienstock, Bennett Evan Cooper, Phoenix, Attorneys for American Insurance Association, Alliance of American Insurers, National Association of Independent Insurers, and Metro Phoenix Human Resource Association Amicus Curiae.

Ulrich & Anger, P.C. by Paul G. Ulrich, Phoenix, and Barger & Wolen, L.L.P. by John S. Pierce, David J. McMahon, San Francisco, CA, Attorneys for American International Companies Amicus Curiae.

OPINION

FELDMAN, Justice.

¶ 1 The ultimate question in this case is whether an attorney may be held liable to an insurer, which assigned him to represent an insured, when the attorney's negligence damages only the insurer. We granted review because the issue is one of first impression for this court and is a matter of statewide importance. See Ariz.R.Civ.App.P. 23(c)(2). We have jurisdiction pursuant to Arizona Constitution Article 6, section...

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