John M. Purdy, Jr. v. Jacob D. Zeldes, and Zeldes Needle and Cooper

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · Decided 2003-08-05

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FEINBERG, Circuit Judge. Plaintiff John Purdy appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont in his malpractice action against his former attorneys, defendants Jacob D. Zeldes and the law firm of Zeldes, Needle Cooper, for their alleged negligent representation of Purdy in a criminal case. The district court (Sessions, J.) granted sum…

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