United States Eighth Circuit

In a suit alleging legal malpractice and breach of fiduciary duties owed to a client arising out of a bankruptcy issue, judgments for plaintiffs are reversed where plaintiffs did not have standing to sue the law firm since, according to a recent decision of the Minnesota Supreme Court, they were not direct and intended beneficiaries of the attorney-client relationship between the defendant and its client.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/15/2009
• Published 01/15/2009

Judges

• SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge., Before MURPHY, COLLOTON, and SHEPHERD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard Gary Mark, argued, Mark G. Schroeder, Jason R. Asmus, on the brief, Minneapolis, MN, for appellant., Edward W. Gale, argued, Thomas C. Atmore, on the brief, Minneapolis, MN, for Leonard, et. al., Paul Laurin Ratelle, argued, Minneapolis, MN, for Bremer Business.