Legal Malpractice Claims Against Stinson LLP Will Be Arbitrated

Stinson LLP and one of its partners can have legal malpractice claims that the law firm “unconscionably overbilled” for unnecessary work for a client decided in arbitration, a federal judge ruled.

Belgravia Hartford Capital Inc., an investment holding company, and a subsidiary waived their right to object to the validity of the arbitration agreement when they argued that their malpractice counterclaims should be heard alongside their fee claims in the arbitration, ruled Judge Judith C. Herrera of the US District Court for the District of New Mexico on Tuesday.

Snell & Wilmer LLP, another law firm defendant, won its motion ...