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HAMILTON v. BANGS, McCULLEN, BUTLER, FOYE

No. 11-1823.

687 F.3d 1045 (2012)

Douglas W. HAMILTON, Plaintiff-Appellant v. BANGS, McCULLEN, BUTLER, FOYE & SIMMONS, L.L.P.; and Jeffrey G. Hurd, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 6, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maxwell M. Blecher , argued, Los Angeles, CA, Donald R. Pepperman , Los Angeles, CA, Timothy L. James , Yankton, SD, on the brief, for appellant.

James E. McMahon , argued, Rochelle R. Sweetman , on the brief, Sioux Falls, for appellee.

Before GRUENDER, BENTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.

Douglas W. Hamilton appeals the district court's1 order granting summary judgment in favor of appellees and dismissing his claims for legal malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty. We agree with the district court that Hamilton has failed to show that his loss of net worth was proximately caused by the actions of appellees. Accordingly, we affirm.

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Hamilton is the president and owner of Barker...

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