Connecticut Supreme Court Reverses $15 Million Award Because of Insufficient Damages Evidence

Business Valuation UpdateVol. 4 No. 11
Legal and Court Case Update
November 1998
7997 Membership Sports and Recreation Clubs
713940 Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers
malpractice (legal)
damages, economic damages & lost profits

Beverly Hills Concepts v. Schatz & Schatz (II)
247 Conn. 48, 717 A.2d 724, 1998 Conn. LEXIS 341
September 15, 1998
US
State Court
Connecticut
Supreme Court
Thomas Ferreira, CPA (for Beverly Hills)<br>Irwin Hochberg, CPA (for Schatz)
Katz

Summary

The Supreme Court of Connecticut has overturned a 1997 malpractice decision by the state's Superior Court (BVU, March 1997, p. 9) which awarded more than $15 million in malpractice damages to the plaintiffs.

See Also

Beverly Hills Concepts v. Schatz & Schatz (II)

In legal malpractice action, issue was whether the trial court improperly made the award based on lost profits.