This story from LA is about a failed City of LA law suit over an underground gas main construction project. The action was filed late, and dismissed. Now the city attorney is a defendant.
"A jury will decide if the former attorney for the city of Vernon committed legal malpractice and if he should pay…
In this New Hampshjre newspaper report, a city attorney is now a defendant in legal malpractice.
"CLAREMONT – The City of Claremont has filed a lawsuit alleging malpractice and negligence on the part of then-city solicitor John J. Yazinski for his role in the dismissal of former city tax assessor Steve Snelling in September 2000.
While, generally, patent law depends on Federal Law, and provides federal question jurisdiction in Federal District Court for patent legal malpractice cases, here is an interesting state court appellate decision from Colorado. Bristol v. Osman, Court of Appeals, Colorado. It involves patent laches, and the statute of limiations in legal malpractice. It also…
Small towns have communities that notice small events. Here is an example: a lawfirm throws out old files, and they mistakenly sit on the curb, awaiting the garbage truck. The local news station finds out, and puts this story on their website.
"A call to the Channel 2 News Tipline asked why open boxes with…
Law.Com reports on this Venable Legal malpractice case:
"In 2004, Venable partner Stefan Tucker’s former client Alan Weinberger sued him for malpractice. The claim stemmed from a prior suit between Weinberger and another of Tucker’s ex-clients, Lev Volftsun. After years of this messy legal spat, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed that Weinberger…
McNight v. Public Defender is recently decided New Jersey Legal Malpractice Case. We started a discussion yesterday.
Today, let’s look at the court’s description of the three approaches to criminal defense legal malpractice cases.
1. Need for Actual Innocence: NY is among these jurisdictions. One must demonstrate a reversal, or an exoneration, which starts…
NY Lawyer [and Law.Com] report that a Texas business owner has sued Weil Gotshal & Manges over its handling of a Texas credit union acquisition.
"Dallas businessman has sued Weil, Gotshal & Manges, alleging that the firm and two of its partners took advantage of him as a client by lessening his interest in a…
Legal malpractice cases against the criminal defense attorney are confusing. In addition to all the other elements, in NY one must prove actual innocence or exoneration. When the statute begins to run [date of malpractice, date of last representation, date of final judgment, date that post-conviction motion decided, reversal or exoneration] is a difficult call. …
Here is a well-written decision by NY Supreme Court Justice Stallman on a very complicated question of attorney-client privilege, confidentiality, issues of whether there was an attorney-client relationship, and how to resolve the competing rights of discovery, business secrets and confidentiality.
Hélie v McDermott, Will & Emery ,2007 NY Slip Op 27523 ,Decided on December 17…
In this NY Lawyer’s blurb, we see th outcome of a new variety of legal malpractice action: a sort of secondary liability suit in a transactional setting.
"A New York appeals court has thrown out a lawsuit against Seward & Kissel over the law firm’s representation of failed hedge fund Wood River Partners.
A group…
