SWIFT TRANSP. CO. OF ARIZONA, LLC v. ANGULO

No. 12-1069.

716 F.3d 1127 (2013)

SWIFT TRANSPORTATION COMPANY OF ARIZONA, LLC, formerly known as Swift Transportation Co., Inc.; Lexington Insurance Company, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Alfred F. ANGULO, Jr.; Barrett and Deacon, P.A., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: June 17, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Timothy Oliver Dudley , argued, Danny R. Crabtree , on the brief, Little Rock, AR, for appellant.

Emmett B. Chiles , argued, Little Rock, AR, Walter B. Cox , James Ronald Estes, Jr. , Fayetteville, AR, on the brief, for appellee.

Before RILEY, Chief Judge, WOLLMAN and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.


RILEY, Chief Judge.

Filing this diversity action, 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a), Swift Transportation Company of Arizona, LLC (Swift) sued attorney Alfred F. Angulo, Jr. and the law firm Barrett and Deacon, P.A. (collectively, lawyers), alleging malpractice for failing to file a timely appeal of an adverse judgment in an Arkansas state court action. The district court1 granted summary judgment to the lawyers. We have appellate jurisdiction...

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