A Legal Malpractice action against Akin Gump was dismissed by Justice York in Supreme Court, New York County on statute of limitations grounds. Finding a clear break between two different representations on the same issue of limited partnership storage company litigations, he dismissed.

Here is an interesting “blame the lawyers” for the problem. Akin to legal malpractice, this article points out a public relations campaign to blame lawyers for the US church abuse situation. Details.

We’ve reported the earlier aspects of this case, but the Legal Malpractice case against Weil Gotshal arising over its Fendi and Prada representation and the conflict of interest when it represented a NJ boutique has started. Anthony Lin in the NYLJ Details.

A 19 year old case, brought by a pro-se matrimonial litigant, is still pending against the fifth and last attorney who represented this divorcee.

Now, after 19 years, her motion to amend the pleadings has been denied. The case against Arnold B. Firestone, a matrimonial attorney, continues, albiet in its earlier pleaded form. Details.

1.Laduca v. Levidow, Levidow & Oberman, 2005-04771, (Index Nos. 42874/01, 75061/02, 75419/02) , SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, SECOND DEPARTMENT , 2006 NY Slip Op 3545; Restoral to calendar permitted.

2.Rajasethupathy v. Gray, Feldman & Rosenbaum, LLP, 478, CA 05-01781 , SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, FOURTH DEPARTMENT , 2006 NY…

Here is a rather sour entry from Forbes. I’ve reprinted a portion of this subscription required article.
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Removal of a case from state court to federal district court requires subject matter jurisdiction in Fed.Ct. That might be diversity jurisdiction, or federal question jurisdiction. Here is a blog article on a 7th Circuit case about removal and federal question. Details.

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP reports this case: Prior Attorney-Client Relationship Does Not Transfer in a Sale of Assets

Greene’s Pressure Treating & Rentals, Inc. v. Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P., 178 S.W.3d 40 (Tex. App. 2005)

The Texas Court of Appeals held that a company that had purchased the assets, but not the stock, of a…