Terry Batzli, a family law practitioner, recently received damages in a lawsuit filed against its legal malpractice carrier.  A federal jury in favor of the Batzli Richmond and his company and therefore found $8,400 awarded damages.

Batzli, Richard Chasen had represented in 2006 in his divorce from Karen Chasen. Richard claims that he has Batzli said he wanted Karen's 20-percent share of the family business.  This proposal was made to Karen, but there was no response, so Batzli an agreement worked out that Richard would get only "his" interest instead of his and Karen's interest.   This agreement was signed before the bug was found.  Batzli tries, one correct the error by filing "Motion scrivener's error correct" in August 2006.  The Richmond circuit court denied the motion and the refusal was later confirmed by the Virginia Court of appeals.

Richard sued Batzli for legal wrongdoing in the year 2009.  Minnesota Lawyers Versicherungsgesellschaft AG, Batzli's malpractice carrier, was notified of the lawsuit.  Misconduct of the carrier gave however, that the notice of the claim was too late and a Dec filed action in Richmond U.S. District Court.

Minnesota lawyers insurance company AG made the claim that Batzli had knowledge of sufficient facts, "more than two years before the date of publication" who supported a claim, could on the carrier.  Batzli from a counter-claim for breach of contract and brought his claim for damages of a jury that for his favour ended.

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