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ADDISON INS. CO. v. KNIGHT & KNIGHT, L.L.C.

No. 05-0306.

734 N.W.2d 473 (2007)

ADDISON INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee, v. KNIGHT, HOPPE, KURNIK & KNIGHT, L.L.C., Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

June 29, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James E. Shipman and Chad M. Von Kampen of Simmons, Perrine, Albright & Elwood, P.L.C., Cedar Rapids, and David M. Macksey and Victor J. Pioli of Johnson & Bell, Ltd., Chicago, IL, for appellant.

Patrick M. Roby and Robert M. Hogg of Elderkin & Pirnie, P.L.C., Cedar Rapids, for appellee.

STREIT, Justice.

An Illinois law firm regularly represented an Iowa insurance company's insureds in Illinois. After the law firm allegedly botched an appeal to the Illinois Appellate Court, the Iowa company filed a legal malpractice claim against the law firm in Linn County, Iowa. In a preanswer motion, the law firm alleged lack of personal jurisdiction, improper venue, and forum non conveniens. The district court denied...

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