Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the lawyer’s omission caused the client’s alleged damage through loss of release from joint bank debt.
Decisione estratta
No. The client failed to show that, absent the settlement, the bank would have released him or that the debt position would have been materially different.
Motivazione estratta
Even if the settlement had not been signed, the bank had never agreed to release the client and the divorce/liquidation process would likely still have left him jointly liable until the bank debts fell due; the asserted alternative scenarios were speculative.