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FABER v. HERMAN

No. 05-1040.

731 N.W.2d 1 (2007)

Steven J. FABER, Appellee, v. Douglas D. HERMAN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied May 16, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick M. Roby and Robert M. Hogg of Elderkin & Pirnie, P.L.C., Cedar Rapids, for appellant.

Max E. Kirk of Ball, Kirk & Holm, P.C., Waterloo, for appellee.

CADY, Justice.

In this appeal from a judgment against a lawyer in a legal malpractice action based on claims of negligence while representing a former client in a dissolution proceeding, we conclude the claims of malpractice did not cause the damages sought as a matter of law. We vacate the decision of the court of appeals and reverse the judgment of the district court.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings.

Douglas Herman is an Iowa lawyer...

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