Supreme Court Ruling Jeopardizes Encyclopedia Group's Legal Malpractice Lawsuit Encyclopaedia Britannica is facing a possible setback in its legal malpractice lawsuit against Dickstein Shapiro. A federal judge has asked Britannica to explain why he should still be able to hear the case, in light of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling Wednesday that narrowed the ability of plaintiffs to pursue legal malpractice claims involving patent matters in federal court. [News Source]