RABBAGE v. LORELLA

No. 77053-5-I.

426 P.3d 768 (2018)

Margeaux RABBAGE and Chris Bajuk, Appellants, v. Theresa LORELLA, individually and on behalf of the marital community of Theresa Lorella and John Doe Lorella, and Michael V. Fancher, individually and on behalf of the marital community of Michael V. Fancher and Jane Doe Fancher d/b/a Seattle Divorce Services, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

FILED: September 10, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brian J. Waid , Waid Law Office, 5400 California Ave. Sw Ste. D, Seattle, WA, 98136-1501, for Appellants.

Lori Worthington Hurl , FORSBERG & UMLAUF, P.S., 901 5th Ave. Ste. 1400, Seattle, WA, 98164-1039, Mark Tyson , Attorney at Law, 2213 Federal Ave. E, Seattle, WA, 98102-4143, for Respondent.


PUBLISHED OPINION

¶ 1 This is an appeal from an order dismissing a legal malpractice claim on summary judgment. There are material issues of fact as to whether the omissions of a successor attorney constituted an independent superseding cause of the plaintiff's damages. We reverse.

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