A New Mexico Business Weekly report tells us that 80% of New Mexico attorneys carry legal malpractice insurance. Details.
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New Legal Malpractice Cases
Seattle Newspaper unearths more Cases
Here is more fallout from the “secret files” series in the Seattle Times series. We’ve been reporting on this series.
Think Piece on Legal Malpractice and Class Actions
Here’s a think piece on the Maine trial, which discusses class actions and the expectations of clients.
Legal Malpractice Practitioner faces Criminal Charges
Poland Springs Legal Malpractice Case Ends
The case ended with a big number for the plaintniffs. We’ve reported on it all week. Here are the results.
Legal Malpractice Dismissed, Disgorgement Claims Remain
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…
West Virginia Attorney wins Legal Malpractice Suit
The West Virginia Record tells us:
“An attorney who advised the late John Faltis was found not guilty in a legal malpractice case March 10 in Monongalia Circuit Court.
David Shapiro, of Spilman, Thomas and Battle, will not have to pay nearly $5 million that was sought by the estate of Faltis, which claimed…
Legal Malpractice Insurer may Disclaim?
Here is a blurb from an article [needs Lexis subscription]:
PHOENIX – A professional liability insurer is entitled to deny coverage for an underlying legal malpractice action against a law firm because the insured made a material, factual misrepresentation in its insurance application, a federal judge found Feb. 27 (James River Insurance Co. v. Hebert…
Attorney Disqualification and Suing Plaintiff’s Attorney in Legal Malpractice
Here is a case reported from today’s New York Law Journal which reports a very common situation. Client has a problem with the law firm which will eventually become the defendant in a legal malpractice case. Client goes to law firm 2 to try to fix the case, which cannot be fixed. Law firm 2…