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Legal Malpractice, the Stock Market and an Executor’s Obligations

By Andrew Lavoott Bluestone on March 15, 2006
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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…

Debate on Maryland Legal Malpractice Immunity Continues

By Andrew Lavoott Bluestone on March 15, 2006
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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

By Andrew Lavoott Bluestone on March 15, 2006
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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…

ublaw phoenix

By Andrew Lavoott Bluestone on March 15, 2006
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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

By Andrew Lavoott Bluestone on March 15, 2006
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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

By Andrew Lavoott Bluestone on March 13, 2006
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Here is an article from Cornell Law School on New Mexico legal ethics and malpractice law.

Too Few CasesLegal Malpractice

By Andrew Lavoott Bluestone on March 13, 2006
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Here is a blurb from the Overlawyered blog site which argues that trying too few cases may be a hallmark of legal malpractice. Details

California Legal Malpractice and Emotional Distress Review

By Andrew Lavoott Bluestone on March 13, 2006
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Here is a scholarly article on legal malpractice and emotional Distress in California. Details.

How the “but for” rule works in Pennsylvania

By Andrew Lavoott Bluestone on March 13, 2006
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Here is an article from Law.com that discusses a Pennsylvania Federal District Court case and how the “but for” rule works. Plaintiff had to, but could not, demonstrate that had a motion been made the court would have granted it. As a result, complaint dismissed. Details.

More sealed cases from Seattle

By Andrew Lavoott Bluestone on March 13, 2006
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The Seattle Times continues its story on sealed cases, including, legal malpractice matters. We reported it last week, it continues this week. Details.

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I opened my own law office in 1989, The Law Firm of Andrew Lavoott Bluestone. During that period I have tried both plaintiff and defendant cases, in general negligence, commercial litigation, medical malpractice, attorney malpractice [both plaintiff’s and uninsured defendants], as well as real estate matters, landlord-tenant matters. In 2015 I was appointed Adjunct Professor of Law at St. John’s University, School of Law.

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