A Southern District judge has narrowed a malpractice action against Brown Rudnick while denying the law firm’s attempt to seek damages against its former client for past litigation expenses.
In a lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court, Brown Rudnick claimed ex-client Surgical Orthomedics Inc. breached the firm’s engagement letter by filing two malpractice suits against the firm in courts outside New York, even though the letter specified New York as the proper forum for disputes. The firm said it incurred more than $120,000 in legal expenses to defend those suits.
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