An estate is left to two sisters. An uncle is named executor. He loots the estate for more than $1 million, and is surcharged and suspended. New executor sues the attorneys representing uncle and the estate for the losses.
Betz v Blatt 2014 NY Slip Op 02554 Decided on April 16, 2014 Appellate Division…
Here is a case about the attempt to re-make a movie. It did not go well. Plaintiff had invested $ 4.5 million in order to put together, or remake, or work with "Dance Cuba" She retained Davis & Gilbert to handle the transfer of ownership. The transfer went well, but someone forgot to take care of…
Here is a familiar scenario. Plaintiff litigates case for a period of time. Something goes wrong, or it appears that some element is missing from the mix, and the case is settled. Better settled than lost, but when that happens, the question becomes, why was it settled. Was it a good move, or was it required…
We often see a "pot and the kettle" issue in legal malpractice cases. Example: Plaintiff trips and falls, and her attorney sues the City. City successfully shows that it had no big apple notice, and that it did not create the defect in the street. Plaintiff then sues in legal malpractice arguing that photos show…
The irony of mistakes made in a legal malpractice action, which of course pleads that mistakes were made in the underlying case is not lost on us. Pro-se legal malpractice litigation is a rich source of examples. Klein v Octobre 2014 NY Slip Op 30907(U) April 7, 2014 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number:…
The irony of mistakes made in a legal malpractice action, which of course pleads that mistakes were made in the underlying case is not lost on us. Pro-se legal malpractice litigation is a rich source of examples. Klein v Octobre 2014 NY Slip Op 30907(U) April 7, 2014 Supreme Court, New York County Docket Number:…
Allentown, PA is the epicenter of this legal malpractice case. A group of investors wanted to start a nightclub/bar, and started to explore the Pennsylvania countryside in order to locate the Volcano, where they would set up bar.
Things did not go well. Allentown was just not ready for the Volcano. It was too loud…
Allentown, PA is the epicenter of this legal malpractice case. A group of investors wanted to start a nightclub/bar, and started to explore the Pennsylvania countryside in order to locate the Volcano, where they would set up bar.
Things did not go well. Allentown was just not ready for the Volcano. It was too loud…
Small Smiles is a horror story of dental marketing, and the abuse of children. There is a legal malpractice aspect to it, which is wholly overshadowed by the callous dentistry here.
"All plaintiffs allege that: (1) defendants engaged in a scheme to treat patients for Forba’s profits rather than for plaintiffs’ dental needs; (2) the…
A real estate development gone wrong. It’s a common litigation situation, and attorneys are often in for the legal malpractice aspect of the case. Here, in YDRA,LLC v Mitchell 2014 NY Slip Op 50505(U) Decided on April 3, 2014 Supreme Court, Queens County Siegal, J.
Supreme Court, Queens County untwists the skein…
