(September 14, 2015, 12:44 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Sept. 10 vacated the denial of class certification in a malpractice lawsuit filed against a law firm, ruling that the claims are governed by the state in which the alleged malpractice occurred (Philip Bobbitt, et al. v. Milberg LLP, et al., No. 13-15812, 9th Cir.; 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 16082).

(Opinion available. Document #43-150918-005Z.)

In 2001, Milberg LLP, a law firm specializing in class actions, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for...