GMG Insurance Agency v. Margolis Edelstein

Summary

The Court reversed summary judgment for Margolis Edelstein in GMG’s legal-malpractice action and remanded for further proceedings. It held that material factual disputes existed concerning whether Margolis breached the professional standard of care, that the Superior Court failed to address whether competent representation would have led to GMG’s complete dismissal from the underlying litigation, and that the employee’s changed testimony was not a superseding cause as a matter of law. The remand requires targeted factual development concerning the conflicting testimony and whether GMG knowingly relied on false testimony.