UNION PLANTERS BANK v. THOMPSON COBURN LLP

No. 5-08-0497.

935 N.E.2d 998 (2010)

402 Ill. App.3d 317

UNION PLANTERS BANK, N.A., Plaintiff-Appellant and Cross-Appellee, v. THOMPSON COBURN LLP, Defendant-Appellee and Cross-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

June 3, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rex Carr , The Rex Carr Law Firm, LLC, East St. Louis, IL, for Appellant.

Carol A. Hogan , Morgan R. Hirst , Jones Day , Chicago, IL, Michael J. Nester , Donovan, Rose, Nester & Joley, P.C., Belleville, IL, for Appellee.


Justice WEXSTTEN delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Union Planters Bank, N.A., formerly known as Magna Trust Company (Magna), brought the present action against its attorneys, the defendant, Thompson Coburn LLP (Thompson Coburn), seeking to recover $11,789,053.24 in damages Magna paid in settlement and legal expenses as a result of legal malpractice allegedly committed by Thompson Coburn in the performance of transactional work (giving advice or preparing...

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