Equitania Insurance Co. v. Slone & Garret, P.S.C.

The Vimont shareholder group (plaintiff) hired attorney Laurel Garrett and her firm (defendant) to help it gain control of Equitania Insurance Company, and after the effort resulted in Vimont purchasing another shareholder group's shares, Vimont sued Garrett for legal malpractice, alleging she negligently advised Vimont on retaining control, recommended methods that violated the insurance code, breached fiduciary duties, and overcharged for her services. At trial, the jury was instructed that an attorney could not be held liable for an error in judgment or for advising an ultimately unsuccessful course of action, and the jury found for Garrett; the court of appeals upheld the verdict.