Plaintiffs unhappy with their settlement in a silicosis case cant sue their lawyers for malpractice, a Philadelphia judge has ruled.
In explaining to the Pennsylvania Superior Court why it should uphold his ruling in Palmer v. Kenney, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Allan L. Tereshko said the defendant lawyers failure to advise the plaintiffs to file a survival action claim was not actionable.
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