Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP brings this discussion of a NJ legal malpractice case. Here, defendant attorney hid the dismissal of plaintiff’s case from them for 9 years. They are due not only a positive statute of limitations decision, but a “spoliation” of evidence outcome. Details below
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Patent Case Legal Malpractice
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Law Com reports that “A New Jersey biotechnology company is accusing a leading product-liability and toxic-tort lawyer, James Tyrrell Jr., of giving fraudulent and negligent advice that cost the client more than $10 million.
In the late 1990s, Tyrrell and his firm, Latham & Watkins in Newark, convinced Artegraft Inc. of North Brunswick to pursue…
Computer Associates and Legal Malpractice
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While the main press covers the guilty pleas of Sanjay Kumar and Stephen Richards, there is a legal malpractice angle to the story. Former workers there, forced out after an internal investigation arising after the Kumar incident are continuing a legal malpractice action against their Computer Associates appointed attorneys. Thomas Liotti, a local attorney who…
No mention of Ethical Violations Permitted
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In this Nassau County legal malpractice, a justice has ruled that plaintiff’s expert may mention the ethical considerations, but may not opine that defendant violated them, committing malpractice. Details from the NYLJ.
Here’s a Twist on Legal Malpractice
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A class action against the Bar seeking mass restitution for mistakes and wrongs by an attorney. Law Com reports that a suit in federal court seeks damages. “A Georgia judge will end up deciding whether the Florida Bar must compensate thousands of victims of disbarred Miami attorney Louis Robles out of a special victims fund.”…
World Trade Center Legal Malpractice Case Dismissed
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Plaintiff in the legal malpractice had been convicted of insurance fraud follwoing the WTC tragedy. Then he was arrested on unrelated Federal charges. He turned around and sued his attorney. Result? Plaintiff loses, for he had no colorable claim of innocence.
Minn to Consider Attorney Insurance Disclosure
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It seems to be a trend. Minn is now considering a legal malpractice disclosure rule. Details.
Disclosure of Legal Malpractice Insurance in Penn
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In Penn, attorneys must tell their clients that they do not have at least $100,000 in legal malpractice insurance. Here is a short blurb about it. Details.
Legal Malpractice against Kaye Scholer Continues
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Anthony Lin in the NYLJ reports that a legal malpractice law suit against Kaye Scholer continues.
“A former employee of scandal-plagued software giant Computer Associates who claims she was fired for cooperating with an internal investigation may sue the law firm hired by the company to represent her for legal malpractice based on alleged conflicts…
Legal Malpractice Defense on Appeal in Nebraska
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A blog which advertises itself as the Cornhusker blog, in a state which is “the home of Clarence Thomas’ in-laws” reports a Nebraska Supreme Court decision in a legal malpractice case. Details.