Westlaw Widow Says McDermott's Bad Advice Lost Her $7M

By Kali Hays (March 23, 2016, 6:59 PM EDT) -- Chicago-based McDermott Will & Emery LLP was smacked Monday with a $7.5 million malpractice suit in California state court by the widow of Dwight Opperman, whose former company created the Westlaw database, accusing the firm of botching her intended share of her husband's estate....

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