Bankruptcy legal malpractice is again in the news.  As the economy cycles through bankruptcy issues, attorneys advising large corporations become targets for the trustees as well as the creditors.  Latest in the news is the Catholic Medical Center and McDermott, Will & Emery.

From Law.Com: "A bankruptcy trustee for Saint Vincent’s Catholic Medical Centers of…

This New Jersey real estate case makes little sense, unless you read it as envy transformed into litigation.  Plaintiff-seller decides to sell 6 lots for $ 2,000,000.  Everyone follows the contract of sale, which provided for interim payments, penalty payments, and no assignments.

SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION

MARIO ARGENZIANO and MARAGEN CORPORATION…

This case from New Jersey illustrates the difficult question of privity, which is another way to say, does plaintiff have a relationship with the attorney such that he may sue?

In SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION

CHARLES W. GEYER, on behalf of ONE WASHINGTON PARK URBAN RENEWAL
ASSOCIATES (OWPURA),  v. PITNEY, …

There are red flags all  over this case.  Ex-sheriff was jailed for corruption, sued the government attorney from his administration and did not present an expert.

" A judge in Newark yesterday threw out a legal malpractice suit brought by Thomas D’Alessio, former Essex County sheriff and county executive, against his administration’s top…

From today’s NYLJ:  "A New York judge has allowed a legal malpractice suit alleging faulty due diligence work by Paul, Hastings, Janofksy & Walker to proceed. Investor Ronald Katz hired the law firm to represent him in connection with a $3 million investment in a company called Humitech. In his suit, Mr. Katz claims…

Jusuf Becovic, et al., Plaintiffs-Respondents-Appellants, v Poisson & Hackett, et al., Defendants-Appellants-Respondents.

3142, 118056/04

SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT

2008 NY Slip Op 2644; 2008 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 2594

March 20, 2008, Decided
March 20, 2008, Entered

Plaintiffs were physically injured, and the placement and maintenance of a…

John Napolitano, appellant, v Markotsis & Lieberman, et al., respondents. (Index No. 3514/05)

2007-04674

SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, SECOND DEPARTMENT

2008 NY Slip Op 2980; 2008 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 2951

Plaintiff loses summary judgment motion for a case in which defendant represented him at trial, ultimately losing plaintiff’s case…

Lisa A. Serradilla, et al., Plaintiffs-Respondents, v.Lords Corporation, et al., Defendants, Ronald Vargo, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT

2008 NY Slip Op 3092; 2008 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 3037

April 8, 2008, Decided
April 8, 2008, Entered

This case involves plaintiffs who wanted…