Mexican affiliate gets US law firm in legal malpractice trouble over airplane lease. Winstead Sechrest & Minick PC has been sued over its role in the lease of two airplanes to a Mexican airline. Details.
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Gas Explosion, Legal Malpractice and the CA Statute of Limitations
MO applies CA statute of limitations to a lawsuit arising from a gas explosion. Here are the details from the Show Me Blog.
Prudential and Legal Malpractice
Here is a slightly breathy story from TV news about a legal malpractice case coming after a Prudential discrimination law suit. The legal malpractice appears to be a result of the attorney’s decision to sign a sealing agreement. Now the Appellate Division has permitted unsealing. Hear the details.
Legal Malpractice Action Dismissed against Stanley Arkin
Superstar white collar criminal defense attorney Stanley Arkin, columnist, authority and eminance gris has had a legal malpractice action dismissed against him. Details.
Reducing Legal Malpractice Exposure
Hot Dogs and Legal Malpractice
We reported the wind up on this case. Here is the ending. Hot Dog vendor loses legal malpractice case in Ohio Supreme Court. Details. In New York the case of Aaron v. Roemer from the Third Department says the same thing. The attorney clent relationship requires trust and loyalty between the parties. A letter such…
Ross Perot and Legal Malpractice
Here is an article telling how Ross Perot has fired his longtime family law firm, used by his father before him, and now has started a legal malpractice action. The law firm had represented the family for 42 years. It seems to have arisen from a failed attempt to buy a Air Force jet fighter…
California Supreme Court looks at Legal Malpractice Limitations
The law of legal malpractice and the statute of limitations is in flux in California. Their supreme court has agreed to look at the issue in the area of continuous representation. Details from Duane Morris law firm here.
Forging Legal Malpractice Insurance Documents?
As if stealing from a client were not bad enough, and in this case, stealing more than $150,000, this particular attorney also forged legal malpractice documents, which one surmises, were required in his state of CT. Details.
Stay of Proceedings during Crminal Prosecution?
Take a look at this blog blurb on the question of how to protect your legal malpractice law suit during an ongoing crminal prosecution. This Nebraska Huskerblawg article implies that there could have been a stay of the legal malpractice proceedings during the criminal prosecution. Queery: how do you do it when no legal…