CORREIA v. FAGAN

SJC-10084

452 Mass. 120 (2008)

HUMBERTO CORREIA v. JAMES H. FAGAN & others.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

August 5, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory R. Barison for the plaintiff.

Robert J. Murphy (Joel D. Hillygus with him) for James H. Fagan & another.

John P. Connell for William A. Brown.

Present: MARSHALL, C.J., GREANEY, IRELAND, SPINA, COWIN, CORDY, & BOTSFORD, JJ.


CORDY, J.

In this lawsuit, the plaintiff, Humberto Correia, alleges professional malpractice against James H. Fagan and William A. Brown, his defense attorneys in a Federal criminal proceeding.2 The claims arise out of the legal representation they provided Correia in that proceeding, which resulted in his conviction of arson, mail fraud, and the use of fire in the commission of a felony. The...

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