We reported on this case several months ago.  Keno operator loses  when"he got bad legal advice from attorneys with Omaha’s McGrath North Mullin & Kratz law firm when he sought to dissolve his former partnership with Robert Anderson in 1998. "   Now after a reduction by the trial court, the appellate court has reinstated a higher verdict. "A Douglas County District Court jury awarded Bellino $1.6 million after a 2006 malpractice trial. But the verdict was reduced by the judge to $229,000 — the amount of Bellino’s attorney and accounting fees in the case.

In a 6-0 decision, the Supreme Court restored the original award. The high court said it was reasonable for jurors to conclude that the attorneys’ negligence substantially increased Bellino’s costs for dissolving the partnership. "