Lott & Fischer, a boutique intellectual property law firm based in Coral Gables, has been sued by a former client on counts of negligence and breach of fiduciary duty. The plaintiff’s claims hinge on allegations that the firm provided flawed legal advice and, after recognizing its error, deliberately withheld the existence of crucial documents, according to a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts last Thursday.

As a result, the client — Azumi Ltd., the owner of a chain of high-end Japanese-style restaurants known as Zuma — lost a lawsuit with a Boston Tex-Mex restaurant that owned the “Zuma” trademark under a deal that Lott & Fischer helped negotiate between the parties in 2008. Azumi ultimately settled with the restaurant so that it could use the trademark locally.

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