Arbitration Award Upheld in Legal Malpractice Action Concerning Representation in Construction Defects/Mold Case

ST. PAUL, Minn. - According to a Jan. 14 opinion, the Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld an arbitration award in a legal malpractice action arising from a construction defects/mold case. Walter R. Fields, Appellant, vs. Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP, et al., Respondents, and Walter R. Fields, Appellant, vs. Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP, Respondent, and Maslon Edelman Borman & Brand, LLP, Respondent, vs. Walter R. Fields, Appellant, C1-02-940 (Minn. Ct. App.).

The appeals court ruled that it would not disturb the district court's order refusing to vacate the arbitration award that had been granted in favor of …