8th Circ. Says Estate's Suit Against Auto Insurer Atty Is Barred

By Emily Sawicki (February 6, 2023, 6:57 PM EST) -- The estate of a South Dakota man who was killed in a 2009 car collision cannot pursue a malpractice claim against the lawyer representing the other driver's insurance company, the Eighth Circuit has determined, predicting "the South Dakota Supreme Court would prohibit the assignment of legal malpractice claims."...

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