8-1 Introduction

• Jurisdiction: United States

8-1 Introduction

In Hunzinger Construction Corp. v. Quarles & Brady General Partnership,¹ the appellate court found that the trial court's jury instructions improperly favored the defendant law firm.² For a variety of reasons, drafting appropriate jury instructions in a Florida legal malpractice case can be quite tricky.

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Notes:

^[1] Hunzinger Constr. Corp. v. Quarles & Brady Gen. P'ship, 735 So. 2d 589 (Fla. 4th Dist. Ct. App. 1999), review denied, 766 So. 2d 222 (Fla. 2000).

^[2] Hunzinger Constr. Corp. v. Quarles & Brady Gen. P'ship, 735 So. 2d 589, 596 (Fla. 4th Dist. Ct. App. 1999), review denied, 766 So. 2d 222 (Fla. 2000).