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KIRIBATI SEAFOOD COMPANY, LLC v. DECHERT LLP

SJC-12287.

478 Mass. 111 (2017)

KIRIBATI SEAFOOD COMPANY, LLC, & another v. DECHERT LLP.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

October 11, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Megan C. Deluhery ( John R. Neeleman , of Washington, also present) for Kiribati Seafood Company, LLC.

Denis M. King ( Richard M. Zielinski also present) for the defendant.

Present: GANTS, C.J., LENK, HINES, GAZIANO, LOWY, BUDD, & CYPHER, JJ.

The issue on appeal is whether, in a legal malpractice action, a court's error of law constitutes a superseding cause that bars recovery to the plaintiff client even where the defendant attorney was negligent for failing to prevent or mitigate the legal error. The plaintiff, Kiribati Seafood...

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