Shannon Duffy writes in the NYJL that the largest insurance bad faith verdict in Pennsylvania arose from a botched defense of two doctors in a medical malpractice case. The insurer intentionally assigned one attorney to both doctors, even when their “best defense’ was to blaim the other.
Doctors could have settled within their $2.5 million…
In Indiana, One Star was a telecom giant. Now in bankruptcy, the trustee has filed a giant complaint against many insiders, alleging legal malpractice amoungst other causes of action. Details.
A New Mexico Business Weekly report tells us that 80% of New Mexico attorneys carry legal malpractice insurance. Details.
Here is more fallout from the “secret files” series in the Seattle Times series. We’ve been reporting on this series.
Here’s a think piece on the Maine trial, which discusses class actions and the expectations of clients.
The case ended with a big number for the plaintniffs. We’ve reported on it all week. Here are the results.
The New York Law Journal reports a case of interest today: Bogoraz v. Simels from New York County. Justice Acosta wrote an opinion on the issue of “colorable innocence” in a legal malpractice action.
Here, plaintiff’s legal malpractice action was started while still under prosecution, after moving to a new attorney. In addition to the…
