TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Feb 1, 2023

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz — with offices across Tennessee — has prevailed over a malpractice lawsuit brought by a company that invested $5.8 million in mass-tort litigation stemming from the BP oil spill, Bloomberg Law reports. Duncan Litigation Investments (DLI) and owner Max Duncan had accused the law firm of negligence for allegedly fumbling a lawsuit against attorney Mikal Watts, who was accused of seeking investors to fund numerous claims against BP. Judge George C. Hanks Jr. held that Baker owed no duty to DLI because at the time it represented Duncan individually. It wasn’t until later in a separate case that the firm represented the company.