Here is an article from the NYJL which tells of assignable rights to inmate lawsuits and, inter alia to a legal malpractice action. Assignee obtained the rights in settlement of an assault suit between assignor inmate and assignee inmate while assignee was wrongfully incarcarated. Details
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Doctor v. Lawyer in Legal Malpractice
FELA and Legal Malpractice
The Madison St. Claire Record reports on a lot of legal malpractice cases. Here is an article by Steve Gonzalez, reporting on a legal malpractice case after a FELA case and its fallout. Details.
Legal Malpractice case and Pepper Hamilton
Shannon Duffy reports in Law Com about a newly filed Legal Malpractice suit against Philadelphia firm Pepper Hamilton, in the amount of $ 30 million. The legal malpractice suit arises from a New York $ 28.8 million verdict against plaintiffs Mr. & Mrs. DiLoreto. They were the principals of an off shore insurance company, and…
Legal Malpractice and Winston & Strawn
A backpage Long Island article in the NYLJ by Andrew Harris relates that in the matter of Town of North Hempstead v. Winston & Strawn Justice Bucaria stripped the law firm of most of its defenses in a $ 32 million dollar suit arising from a solid waste contract which soured. Only a “sophisticated client”…
Kentucky Judge and Legal Malpractice
A Kentucky judge has been asked to recuse himself in a Legal Malpractice case on the basis that it involves contributors to judicial election races. Details.
$ 30 Million Settlement in Legal Malpractice
The biggest settlement this site has seen rated only a small note in the NYLJ. Canadian law firm Torys is paying $30.25 Million Dollars to settle a legal malpractice case against it by former client Hollinger International Inc. revolving around Conrad Black and conflict of interest.
Other Law School winners in Legal Malpractice Moot Court
Apparently the same “framed prisioner” legal malpractice fact pattern was used in multiple Moot court competitions this year. Earlier we reported a St.John’s Law School win. Here is an article about Chase College of Lawwinning a regional duet.
Legal Malpractice and Lying Under Oath
A news article from the Berkshire Eagle Newspaper [Mass.] tells an interesting story of an attorney whose client filed bankruptcy in order to avoid $ 34,000 in fines for pirating cable. Client turned around and sued his attorney for advising perjury in the bankruptcy filing. Client lost legal malpractice case. Details
Legal Malpractice from an Unusual Source
The Madison County Record reports that attorneys Gundlach, Lee, Eggmann, Boyle & Roessle were sued by their former client. In this case the client is a doctor, as well as a lawyer, as well as an expert witness, Rocco Marrese, M.D. Dr. Marrese was found liable in a medical malpractice case, and this legal malpractice action is the coda. Details
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