Former members of the Fundamentalist Church of Latter-Day Saints who say they were victimized by its all-powerful leader, Warren Jeffs, may pursue legal malpractice and other claims against a Utah lawyer and law firm who worked with Jeffs.
A number of the plaintiffs sufficiently allege they had an attorney-client relationship with Rodney E. Parker and his firm, Snow Christensen & Martineau PC, at least to survive an early dismissal bid, a divided U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit said March 14.
Jeffs allegedly engaged in, and furthered, the sexual assault of minors as part of the church’s polygamist ...
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