Breach of Fiduciary Duty • Speculative Damages • Directed Verdict

Cook v. Marc Gelman, Esq., PICS Case No. 17-0197 (C.P. Philadelphia County Jan. 24, 2017) Coleman, J. (10 pages).

Court properly granted directed verdict in appellant’s legal malpractice action against the attorney who represented him during the arbitration of his termination from the police department because appellant’s alleged damages were too speculative and he failed to demonstrate any breach of fiduciary duty. Appeal denied.