A New Jersey appeals court has reinstated a legal malpractice suit against Fox Rothschild, finding, as a matter of law, that attorneys have a duty of care to explain the terms of an agreement to clients, even if those terms are unambiguous and the client is a sophisticated businessperson who personally negotiated those terms.

The Sept. 2 decision in Cottone v. Fox Rothschild reversed a ruling by a Bergen County judge who dismissed the case on summary judgment.