Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the lawyer was liable under the mandate contract for allegedly mishandling the insurance claim and causing damage by missing the limitation period.
Decisione estratta
The court found no federal-law violation in the lower court's refusal to infer a compensable damage admission by the lawyer from his letters to the insurer; the appeal arguments did not undermine the finding that damage had not been sufficiently substantiated or proven.
Motivazione estratta
The lower court had accepted a breach of due care but left causation open because damage was neither properly pleaded nor proven. The lawyer's letters merely repeated the client's claim and proposed settlement; they did not amount to a personal acknowledgement of the damage.