PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A Pennsylvania appeals court has reinstated a malpractice claim against one of Pittsburgh's leading law firms.
The Superior Court ruling Monday involves law firm K & L Gates and Le-Nature's, a bankrupt soft drink maker that was based in Latrobe.
In the lawsuit a bankruptcy court trustee had accused K & L Gates of professional negligence for its role in an investigation that failed to uncover massive fraud at Le-Nature's.
Last year the founder of Le-Nature's was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for an accounting fraud scheme that cost investors $684 million. Other company executives and associates also received stiff sentences.
A K & L Gates spokesman didn't immediately respond to messages seeking comment.
