Lawsuit dismissed against divorce lawyer
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This article was published 16/11/2010 (5788 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
A lawsuit at the centre of a sex scandal involving a lawyer and his wife has been dismissed by a Winnipeg judge.
In a judgment released this morning, Queen’s Bench Justice John Menzies has dismissed Alex Chapman’s $10-million lawsuit against his former lawyer, Jack King.
Chapman had sued King, claiming breach of fiduciary duty, harassment, negligence and intention infliction of emotional distress.
In his summation released this morning, Menzies said King had “satisfied me that the claims advanced by the plaintiff were settled in 2003.”
Chapman, 44, came forward earlier this year with allegations his former lawyer, King, tried to coerce him into having sex with his wife, Lori Douglas, while representing him on a divorce case in 2003. Douglas was appointed to the Court of Queen’s Bench family division in 2005 but days after Chapman’s revelations were made public, she announced she was temporarily removing herself from the bench pending the ongoing investigation.
Chapman also filed lawsuits worth $67 million against Douglas, King and their former law firm. He announced in September he was dropping the $7-million claim against Douglas, then revealed last month he was no longer pursuing a $50-million suit against Thompson Dorfman Sweatman.
That left the $10-million claim against King.
King alleged Chapman breached terms of a 2003 confidentiality agreement, for which King paid Chapman $25,000. In exchange, Chapman agreed to return all photos of Douglas, not seek legal action and not speak publicly about the case.
Chapman has admitted to signing the deal — and breaching it.
King still faces three counts of professional misconduct before the Law Society of Manitoba. They involve allegations of sexual harassment — that King put his own interests before those of his client and failed to act with integrity. If found guilty, punishment could range from a reprimand to a suspension or even disbarment.