ENVIR. NETWORK v. GOODMAN MILLER

No. 2007-0739.

119 Ohio St.3d 209 (2008)

2008-Ohio-3833

ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK CORPORATION et al., Appellees, v. GOODMAN WEISS MILLER, L.L.P., Appellant, et al.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

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.


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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