Removal from State Court to Federal District Court depends on some aspect of subject matter jurisdiction. It may be diversity and it may be “federal question.” Often, defendants argue that removal is permitted because deciding the state court action would “require a substantial evaluation of applicable federal law.” Here is a case, reported by Cassandra…

West Virginia couple hires an attorney to defend them in a suit. A lis pendens was filed against them, and they say, never removed after success in the suit. They were unable to change their morgage loan arrangements and lost $$$. Details/

Here is an excelent article on Fee Forfeiture after misconduct. The general rule is that an attorney who is terminated for cause is due no compensation, and may be required to disgorge. This article gives the underlying basis. The article.

This has nothing to do with legal malpractice, but it cought my eye. Intra-family conflict at its apogee. Pig of the year!

In a case which keeps getting more and more celebrity names assoicated with it, the Weil Gotshal legal malpractice case goes on. Now, plaintiff’s attorney will be permitted to tell the jury about prior conflict legal malpractice litigation over Michael Bolton. We’ve reported on this case several times.

Alston & Bird, which tells us it “is a great law firm because it is always about the business of becoming a better law firm” resides in Atlanta, GA. Today, it defends a legal malpractice lawsuit arising from a claimed “drafting error” which cost venture capitalists $5.3 million to fix, with total damages of…

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.

MO applies CA statute of limitations to a lawsuit arising from a gas explosion. Here are the details from the Show Me Blog.