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We’ve reported on this case in months past. Here is the latest from the NYLJ.“Attorneys in the malpractice lawsuit against Barry C. Scheck and his firm, Cochran, Neufeld & Scheck, have agreed to mediation before Eastern District Magistrate Judge Steven M. Gold. The state Court of Appeals recently ruled that Mr. Long, who was…

The Lakin firm has received a great deal of publicity in the legal malpractice world. We have several articles over the past year, all of which may be accessed by suing the “search” box. Here a young woman, injured by a falling limb, was told that she could receive “millions” only to be dropped. She…

Precursers to legal malpractice may often be found in the underlying case which has had sanctions granted. Here is one potential example of the act-sanctions-legal malpractice script. Here, the attorneys are sanctioned, based upon what another litigant calls a most extreme malice. When this is the story, client often turns on attorney. Details.…

Office of Court Administration recently instituted a rule requiring attorneys to notify judges when 60 days had passed without a decision on motions. We bloged about this on the day of institution. Now OCA has recinded the rule. Why? It seems too many litigants were using the letter as a way of re-making their arguments.…

Plaintiff brought the action for specific performance in a doomed commercial real estate deal. Plaintiff argued oral contract to sell real estate. Not a strong position? So weak, in this case, that the Appellate Division has awarded huge sanctions and legal fee awards against the plaintiff and its attorney. Will legal malpractice follow? Goldberg Weprin…