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VINCENT v. DEVRIES

No. 12-026.

72 A.3d 886 (2013)

2013 VT 34

Leland VINCENT v. Douglas DEVRIES.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

May 24, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert F. O'Neill and Navah C. Spero of Gravel & Shea PC, Burlington, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Thomas F. Heilmann and William L. Gagnon of Heilmann, Ekman & Associates, Inc., Burlington, for Defendant-Appellant.

Present: REIBER, C.J., DOOLEY, SKOGLUND, BURGESS and ROBINSON, JJ.

ROBINSON, J.

¶ 1. This case involves a jury award of emotional distress and economic damages in a legal malpractice action. Defendant challenges the damages award on the grounds that emotional distress damages are not available in a legal malpractice case and that the award of economic damages equal to the amount plaintiff paid to settle the underlying case was improper because plaintiff failed to establish that the underlying settlement was reasonable. We reverse...

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