10/02/2007
Washington Supreme Court Upholds Dismissal of Legal Malpractice Suit Under "Two Dismissal" Rule
Feature Realty, Inc., et al. v. Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis, LLP, et al., ___P.3d___, 2007 WL 2265165 (Wa. Sup.Ct. 2007)
Brief Summary
The court upheld the dismissal with prejudice of legal malpractice claims on the ground that the plaintiff had twice voluntarily dismissed the claims and was therefore prohibited from proceeding by Washington’s “two dismissal” rule, CR 41(a)(4).
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