SORATSAVONG v. HASKELL

No. 57196-6-I.

134 P.3d 1172 (2006)

133 Wash.App. 77

Khamchanh SORATSAVONG, Appellant, v. Stephen HASKELL and Jane Doe Haskell, his wife; Christopher M. Grimes and Jane Doe Grimes, his wife; and the law firm of Eugster Haskell, Respondents, Stephen K. Eugster and Jane Doe Eugster, his wife, Defendants, v. Allstate Insurance Company, a foreign corporation, Third-Party Defendant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

Publication Ordered May 9, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Eugene Blue, Attorney at Law, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Peter Joseph Johnson, Johnson Law Group, Spokane, WA, for Allstate Insurance Company.

Amy Christina Clemmons, Washington State Attorney General, Hugh T. Lackie, Evans Craven & Lackie PS, Spokane, WA, for Respondents.


PER CURIAM.

¶ 1 In order to prevail in a legal malpractice case, the plaintiff must prove he was damaged by his attorney's errors. Khamchanh Soratsavong appeals the trial court's order dismissing his legal malpractice case and granting summary judgment to his attorney Stephen Haskell. He contends the trial court erred because vacating the default order and default judgment entered against him did not require him to establish he had a meritorious defense. The...

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