A worker can bring a negligent-misrepresentation suit against a lawyer who was hired by her employer to investigate her sexual harassment claims, a federal judge says. U.S. District Judge Jose Linares in New Jersey refused to dismiss a former municipal employee's suit, finding that a lawyer's duty of care can extend to nonclients. The employee alleges the lawyer deliberately misled and misinformed her about her rights regarding her complaints about the alleged harasser, a supervisor.
December 15, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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A worker can bring a negligent-misrepresentation suit against a lawyer her employer hired to investigate her claims of sexual harassment, a federal judge says.
U.S. District Judge Jose Linares refused to dismiss former Morristown, N.J., municipal employee Anne Marie Spagnola’s suit against Michael Rich, finding a lawyer’s duty of care can extend to nonclients.
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