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Escondido rape victim settles lawsuit against attorneys
By: North County Times wire services - | ∞
NORTH COUNTY -- A financial settlement has been reached in a lawsuit an Escondido rape victim filed against two attorneys who had represented her in a case against the landlord of the apartment complex where the rape occurred, attorneys said Monday.
The terms of the settlement are confidential, attorneys on both sides of the legal malpractice lawsuit said.
After she was attacked in 2002, the woman filed a lawsuit alleging the landlord failed to provide adequate security at the apartment complex. She was represented by attorneys Mark Kelegian and Thomas Morgan.
Kelegian did not show up to court for the trial of that lawsuit, and the woman learned the case already had been dismissed, an appeals court ruling stated.
The woman then sued Kelegian and Morgan for alleged malpractice, but a Superior Court judge threw out the case, prompting an appeal.
A state appeals court ruled the woman could proceed with her lawsuit against the attorneys. The state Supreme Court declined to hear the case.
A status conference for the lawsuit had been scheduled for Friday in the Superior Court, but the settlement was agreed upon about a month ago, the woman's current attorney said.
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john wrote on Jun 12, 2007 7:17 AM:I truly love it when lawyers get nailed for malpractice, this should happen more often.
Jack wrote on Jun 12, 2007 1:19 PM:john: The problem is that they DIDN'T get nailed. They were exonerated in all previous forums and most likely would have in this last ditch effort. I'm sure the settlement didn't cover her expenses and she probably signed an agreement to remain silent. That's what these attornies really wanted, to keep her quiet.
Singer wrote on Jun 12, 2007 9:36 PM:But, if I know attorneys (I was married to one for 10 years) if they had to give up a DIME, that would have been enough to kill them inside! The woman should have gone after them through the bar association, also - she possibly could have had them sanctioned.
John wrote on Oct 16, 2007 6:37 AM:I have a pro se case against an attorney. Hard to find an attorney that will sue another.
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