In NJ, the Pruder doctrine that settling an underlying suit may endanger a subsequent legal malpractice case. The same is not true in New York. Here, Drinker Biddle & Reath is the defendant in a legal malpractice case which tests the limits of this New Jersey doctrine. Details.

“The city is suing a law firm that represented it in a civil lawsuit in which it paid out $2.4 million to ex-Inglewood Police Officer Jeremy Morse and active officer Bijan Darvish, known for their roles in the brutal July 2002 arrest of teenager Donovan Jackson.” Details about the California Legal Malpractice case here.

Law.Com reports that Sidley Austin is about to pay out $30 million to investors, in settlement of a letgal malpractice case arising from its tax shelter advice. But there is an additional $70 million in liability lurking about. Details.

At almost the end of testimony, this legal malpractice case settled. It had two components. The first was the WG fees still owed: they were in excess of $2 million if you count interest. The second was whether the law firm committed malpractice, and if so, did it damage plaintiff.

This is an excellent outcome…

Here is a reprint of a Florida Bar Journal article by Jim Keim which discusses legal malpractice in the wake of a natural disaster, such as Katrina. Are you prepared? Article.

Plaintiff is seller of a house in Long Island. He hires defendant attorney to do a full service job in the sale: prepare contract, oversee negotation and transaction while seller is out of state. Things go wrong. Plaintiff alleges that attorney started unnecessary L & T proceedings even though summer renters would have left voluntarily…

Here is a report by Matthew Conigliaro from his blog on the assignment of legal malpractice cases, either by specific agreement or by implicaiton. Its not permitted in Florida. His Blog

It really doesn’t get any sexier than this in a particularly dry field. He: Criminal, rich, victim; She: lawyer, thief? He says so. Did she steal his Porsche, his Mercedes, his $250K? Even worse, did she commit legal malpractice? Read all about this thriller.