Williams & Connolly should face a nearly $8 million legal malpractice claim from former real estate investor clients who have accused the prominent law firm of negligent legal advice, a U.S. magistrate judge in Brooklyn federal court said on Wednesday.
, U.S. Magistrate Judge Taryn Merkl recommended the rejection of Washington, D.C.-based Williams & Connolly's claim that there are no facts in dispute in the case, so the ex-clients should lose.
The law firm is fighting malpractice claims from real estate investor Robert Toussie and his brother tied to a casino development project on Seminole Tribe land in Florida. The firm in 2016 won a $7.8 million judgment for the Toussies that is at the center of the litigation.Williams & Connolly has "not demonstrated that plaintiff is 'unable to prove at least one of the essential elements' of a legal malpractice claim," Merkl wrote.
Merkl said the dispute focuses on whether Williams & Connolly "negligently failed to advise" the Toussies about the challenge of collecting their judgment, as weighed against the possibility of a settlement.
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