Depositions have always been the first battlefield of litigation. They served as traininggrounds for new litigators, and wre the scene of many an argument over whether the attorney was “coaching” his witness, obtruding into the questioning, making good or frivolous objections, some of which were remedied by calls to chambers. More substantive issues such as…

Article 78 proceedings have the shortest statute of limitations in New York. Many proceedings are dismissed for this reason. Here is an article from the NYLJ on the issue which argues for a bright line rule, and cautions on the trap. Details.

Legal Malpractice following medical malpractice. It’s the hardest litigation in existance. Not only do you have to win the legal malpractice case by showing deviations of the attorney “but for” which plaintiff would have won, you must win the underlying medical malpractice case, again! Nevermind that the first attorney lost it. Now there is a…

Texas Law blog starts a series on legal malpractice. Here is the blog.

The attorney has already resigned, but not from this case. In this case, Judge Korman of SDNY has determined that the attorney’s work is “incompetent” and violated ethical standards. Result: No compensation, even though he probably earned more than $400,000. Will a legal malpractice case follow? Details.

Multiple Legal Malpractice cases are going on in San Luis Obispo. The town minutes reflect a siege situation. The law firm Burke, Williams & Sorensen LLP is defending 20 suits agsinst the municipality, is defending and settling legal malpractice lawsuits, and it is all coming to a head, Details.

Here, from the West Virginia Record is the story of a family fighting over their mother’s $16 Million estate including hatred, family discord and legal malpractice claims. Details.

It’s subscription only, but the Memphis Law School Law Review has an article on proximate cause – the final defense. Details. Is this title a parody of Star Trek?