What You Need to Know
- Stephane Wantou has filed a civil action against DK Associates and its principal attorney, Daniel Kenney, for legal malpractice and other allegations relating to the representation of Wantou in an underlying discrimination complaint against CVS RX Services.
- Among several claims, Wantou alleges that Kenney failed to object to the district judge's postponement of the punitive damage trial phase after a jury delivered its verdict as to liability in his favor. Five months later, the punitive damage trial phase jury ruled against the plaintiff.
- In a recent order, a district judge denied Wantou's motion to remand his present legal malpractice lawsuit against Kenney to a Maryland Circuit Court, finding the federal court has jurisdiction under the Gunn-Grable framework and under the 4th Circuit decision and Bryan.
A federal judge has denied a Texas man’s request to remand a legal malpractice lawsuit against a Maryland employment lawyer to state court, finding his claims turn on the construction of federal law.
The plaintiff, Stephane Wantou, filed a pro se complaint against Chevy Chase, Maryland-based DK Associates and its principal attorney, Daniel E. Kenney, in Montgomery County Circuit Court for legal malpractice, fraud, breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty in connection to Kenney’s representation in an underlying action against CVS RX Services, Inc.
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