ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK CORPORATION et al., Appellees,
v.
GOODMAN WEISS MILLER, L.L.P., Appellant, et al.
Supreme Court of Ohio.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Submitted April 22, 2008.
Decided August 6, 2008.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Levin & Associates Co., L.P.A., Joel Levin, Aparesh Paul, and Christopher M. Vlasich; and James M. Wilsman Co., L.P.A., and James M. Wilsman, for appellees.
Ross, Dixon & Bell, L.L.P., and Richard A. Simpson; and Gallagher Sharp and Monica A. Sansalone, for appellant.
Tucker, Ellis & West, L.L.P., Richard A. Dean, Irene C. Keyse-Walker, and Benjamin C. Sasse, urging reversal for amicus curiae Defense Research Institute.
Reminger & Reminger Co., L.P.A., Amy S. Thomas, and Nicholas Satullo, urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys.
Baker & Hostetler, L.L.P., and Wayne C. Dabb Jr., urging reversal for amici curiae Ohio Bar Liability Insurance Company and ProAssurance Corporation.
Supreme Court of Ohio.
O'CONNOR, J.
{¶ 1} We are asked to determine the quantum of evidence that a plaintiff must produce in order to establish causation in a legal-malpractice case in which the sole theory advanced is that the plaintiff would have received a better outcome if the underlying case had been tried to its conclusion rather than settled.
{¶ 2} We hold that when a plaintiff premises a legal-malpractice claim on the theory...
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