It’s the very rare case in which an expert is not needed in a legal malpractice case. Here is a SDNY case in which the expert was necessary. How could this attorney not have used an expert on a motion for summary judgment?
YAMIRA SANTIELI, Plaintiff, v. LAWRENCE M. LAPINE, Defendant.
3:05cv1712(WWE)
UNITED…
It appears certain that they gave bad tax shelter advice, but this plaintiff opted out of a successful class action only to see his own case dismissed,
EDWARD H. ARNOLD, Plaintiff, -against- KPMG LLP, and SIDLEY AUSTIN BROWN & WOOD LLP, Defendants.
05 Civ. 7349 (PAC)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT…
In re D.A. ELIA CONSTRUCTION CORP., Plaintiff, v. DAMON & MOREY, LLP, Defendant.
07-CV-143A
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25496
March 31, 2008, Decided
March 31, 2008, Filed
“While the matter [the bankruptcy matter] was on appeal to the Second Circuit, Elia filed…
ANDREW ORDON, Plaintiff-Appellant, -v.- KAREN L. KARPIE, and MURPHY & KARPIE, LLC Defendants-Appellees.
No. 06-3347-cv
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT
2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 7626
April 10, 2008, Decided
“Ordon retained Karpie to represent him in proceedings before the Connecticut Medical Examining Board ("CMEB") after a patient reported to…
Insurers who pay insureds for medical costs, or for damages sometimes seek the right to share in the proceeds of the insured’s cases. If an insured gets medical insurance coverage after an accident,] the insurance company would like to be reimbursed from the proceeds.
The right arises from the insurance contract, and sometimes by statute, …
Hinshaw reports that the Minnesota Supreme Court has determined the rules for legal malpractice liability to third parties, in a business setting. In New York, liability is generaly limited to situations in which the attorney issued an opinion letter relied upon by non-clients. Here the rule is similar, and set forth:
"The court held that…
The Daily News article relates the story of a penile implant patient whose surgery went wrong. He then went to a long island medical malpractice attorney who did not fil the case. Plaintiff’s attorney says that after the statute passed, the attorney wrote a letter saying: "After due reflectino, we are going to decline to…
Some combinations are simply counter-intuitive…ice cream and pickles, waffles and fried chicken, the US House of Representatives and legal malpractice. Once explained, they are clear as a bell. The South Carolina Appellate Blog explains how the US legislative body got involved in this legal malpractice case:
"In Spence v. Wingate, the South Carolina Court…
Law Com reports that two former clients have sued Howrey LLP and its partner Michael S. Dowler over a failed deal to purchase a patent. While normally this would not be of interest in a legal malpractice setting, the allegation is that the defendant demanded an ‘under the radar" deal for 505 of the net…
Frederick Rehberger, appellant, v Garguilo & Orzechowski, LLP, et al., respondents.
(Index No. 30120/05)
2007-05158
SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, SECOND DEPARTMENT
2008 NY Slip Op 3187;
April 8, 2008, Decided
Plaintiff’s Suffolk County case dismissed on 3211(a)(5) grounds, and reversed upon adequate showing of continuous representation.
Milton B. Shapiro…
