Joseph M. GUIDO and Teresa Guido, husband and wife, Plaintiffs-Respondents,
v.
DUANE MORRIS LLP a Limited Liability Partnership, Frank A. Luchak, Esq., and Patricia Kane Williams, Esq., Defendants-Appellants.
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Argued January 20, 2010.
Decided June 3, 2010.
As Corrected June 8, 2010.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Joseph P. La Sala argued the cause for appellants (McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP, attorneys; Mr. La Sala, William F. O'Connor, Jr., and James J. DiGiulio, Morristown, on the brief).
Donald P. Fedderly, Flanders, argued the cause for respondents.
Diana C. Manning, Florham Park, argued the cause for amicus curiae Trial Attorneys of New Jersey (John C. Simons, President, attorney; (Ms. Manning and Mr. Simons, on the brief).
Robert B. Hille argued the cause for amicus curiae New Jersey State Bar Association (Allen A. Etish, President, Graham Curtin, Kalison, McBride, Jackson & Murphy, and Podvey, Meanor, Catenacci, Hildner, Cocoziello & Chattman, attorneys; Mr. Hille, Mr. Etish, and Christopher J. Carey, of counsel; Mr. Hille, Mr. Carey, Theodore H. Hilke, Morristown, Evelyn R. Storch, Newark, and Paul L. Croce, on the brief).
Supreme Court of New Jersey.
Justice RIVERA-SOTO delivered the opinion of the Court.
In this appeal, we revisit the effect, if any, the settlement of an underlying lawsuit has on a subsequent legal malpractice action arising out of that settled lawsuit. In Puder v. Buechel,183 N.J. 428, 874 A.2d 534 (2005), we determined that a client's unconditional declaration of satisfaction with the fairness and terms of a settlement...
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