Plaintiff in this legal malpractice action is a priest who acted as executor for his fellow priest’s $6.5 million estate, mostly in highly leveraged tech stocks. The executor’s bad luck? The tech market was about to bottom out. He was held liable for failing to liquidate. Now he blames the estate attorneys. Details in the
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Debate on Maryland Legal Malpractice Immunity Continues
We reported this issue in February. Maryland newspapers are reporting the continuing debate over litigation which will affect the immunity generally granted to guardian ad litem attorneys. Read about the legislation.
Weil Gotshal Malpractice Case Set for Trial in Fendi Case
The New York Law Journal reports that Justice Richard Lowe denied Weil Gotschall’s motion for summary judgment. Plaintiff’s attorney is Paul Grobman, who apparanently is the author of Vital Statistics; Defense attorney is Michael Feldberg of Allen & Overy. For a rendition of his post-motion comments see the NYLJ. The case is set…
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ublaw phoenix, which is an offshoot of University of Buffalo Law School in exile, was kind enough to mention the New York Legal Malpractice Blog. Thanks!!
Actual Innocence and Legal Malpractice in Washington State
Here is a case report from a quirky Blog called “Arbitrary and Capricious” which tells of a case in which a convict was nevertheless able to maintain a legal malpractice
New Mexico Legal Malpractice Scholarly Review
Here is an article from Cornell Law School on New Mexico legal ethics and malpractice law.
Too Few CasesLegal Malpractice
California Legal Malpractice and Emotional Distress Review
Here is a scholarly article on legal malpractice and emotional Distress in California. Details.
How the “but for” rule works in Pennsylvania
More sealed cases from Seattle
The Seattle Times continues its story on sealed cases, including, legal malpractice matters. We reported it last week, it continues this week. Details.