Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft was socked with a $17.2 million damages bill this week, after a judge refused to toss legal malpractice claims brought by Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder. But Cadwalader’s lawyers at Cravath, Swaine & Moore immediately lodged an appeal, signaling that the 3-year-old case may be far from over.
In a final judgment issued on Monday, New York Supreme Court Justice Melvin Schweitzer in Manhattan awarded Snyder’s investment company Red Zone LLC $12.7 million in damages plus $4.5 million in interest. Cadwalader’s outside attorneys at Cravath filed a notice of appeal the same day.
