The article says that this type of case is rare in England, but there was no trouble linking the English law firm v. law firm matter up with a SDNY legal malpractice case involving the British attorney in an estate matter in NY. Lefkowitz v. Bergman is proceeding in SDNY while the British component of…

Here is a blog blip from My shingle which riffs on the idea of the relationship between being nice and being sued. It has implications for legal malpractice too; As I have seen over and over, being nice may well disarm the intention to due. Details.

Here is a clearly worded article on the difference between vacating settlements made because of poor legal advice and the right to bring an legal malpractice action from California. Article.

Coal company lawyers send a tax proceeding to the wrong state office. Coal company in West Virginia loses its objection to the tax. Supreme Court of West Virginia Judge Spike Maynard [love the name] dissents from the majority and would hold that the objection should have been heard. He says that this decision will “subject”…

As often happens, plaintiff and defendant settle a case, and as part of the settlement, defendant assigns its legal malpractice rights against its own lawyer to plaintiff. Here, in this Washington State case it did not work. Details.

Thanks to Lex Blog for its recognition. We are writing about and litigating in legal malpractice in New York. Call for information.

Robert Shapiro’s LA secretary was fired, and now may sue for discrimination. There is a lot going on here, but one paragraph cought my interest. “Another employee at the firm, Sara Caplan, told Shapiro that James could have jeopardized one of his cases by giving incorrect information to a court clerk. Caplan also said she…

Here is the full decision on the Epstein Becker Green legal malpractice, fiduciary duty case. Decision