Chu v. Conkling CA6
This is a legal malpractice action in which plaintiff and appellant Nancy T. Chu sued her former attorney, defendant and respondent Patricia Lynne Conkling. Chu claimed that Conkling failed to properly advise Chu regarding a potential legal malpractice action that Chu wished to bring against Jessica Wang, an attorney who drafted her late mother’s trust and other testamentary documents.
The trial court granted Conkling’s motion for summary judgment on the ground that Chu could not establish that Wang owed her a duty as a third-party beneficiary of Chu’s late mother’s trust, or as a client. As a result, Chu was not damaged by any alleged negligence on Conkling’s part in advising her regarding a potential malpractice action against Wang.
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