The Pennsylvania Superior Court has upheld the overturning of a $525,000 legal malpractice verdict against Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, making moot the firm’s request for a new trial in the event its judgment notwithstanding the verdict was reversed.
In September 2011, an Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas jury found Pietragallo Gordon breached its contract to plaintiff Robert Lewis by allowing a cohabitation agreement Lewis signed to provide for annual payments to his girlfriend in the event of a breakup rather than the one-time lump-sum payment Lewis preferred. The jury found Lewis didn’t breach his end of the contract and awarded him $525,000 in damages.
