ROYAL INS. CO. OF AMERICA v. MILES & STOCKBRIDGE

No. CIV.A. S-99-1351.

133 F.Supp.2d 747 (2001)

ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. MILES & STOCKBRIDGE, P.C., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Maryland, Northern Division.

March 13, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mitchell A. Stearn, porter Wright Morris & Arthur, LLP, Washington, DC, Virginia Elizabeth Richards, Law Office, Washington, DC, for Plaintiff.

William J. Murphy, Baltimore, MD, Robert T. Shaffer, III, Murphy & Shaffer, Baltimore, MD, Alvin I. Frederick, James Edward Dickerman, Eccleston and Wolf, Baltimore, MD, for Defendants.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

SMALKIN, District Judge.

This professional malpractice action is before the Court as a result of numerous procedural errors in what should have been a run-of-the-mill asbestos case. The comedy (or, perhaps, tragedy) of errors that occurred here allowed a plaintiff — who at one time was prepared to accept a settlement of $125,0001 — to collect $1.6 million in an asbestos lawsuit...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases