Helfand v. Gerson

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1997-01-28

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DAVID R. THOMPSON, Circuit Judge: I. OVERVIEW The widow and nephew of the late William Helfand brought a diversity action alleging legal malpractice against the attorney and law firm responsible for preparing Mr. Hel-fand’s testamentary documents. The district court held the plaintiffs were judicially es-topped from asserting their interpretation of Mr. Helfand’s testamentary documents because they had su…

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