Although it is a small law firm in Woods River Illinois, the Lakin Law Firm has made news in the St. Claire Record more than once. It’s rare that one law firm makes this blog on multiple listings. Last time it was the “Cow jumped over the moon” This time it’s a more mundane blown…

1. Amodeo v. Gellert & Quartararo, P.C., 98541 , SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, THIRD DEPARTMENT , 2006 NY Slip Op 1343;
Legal malpractice complaint dismissed after because of delay in serving it after demand. Court found that an affidavit of merits required, and that plaintiff could not under any circumstances show merit.…

A death, a bequest, a beneficiary and Public TV benefits. Here are the details.

Last week we reported on a Maryland decision which said that guardian ad litem attorneys did not have immunity.[Details] The Maryland legislature is responding to that decision. Read about it.

Here is a story of a big law firm which represented both the bank and the borrower in a mid-level commerical setting. Defendant law firm says that everyone in the deal knew; borrower says a personal guaranty was slipped in a huge real estate closing package in a single line or two within the papers.…

See if you can make any sense of this case. It involves race horses, and as everyone knows, the last furlong is the most important. Here, it appears that the frontrunner grabbed defeat from the jaws of victory. Take a look, and think Meadowlands.

“No Hire” v. “No Solicitation” in the hairdressing world really makes a difference. Plaintiff hires a star hairdresser, and has its attorney prepare an employment agreement. Plaintiff wants it to protect the “Make Up Bar”, and expects a “No Hire” agreement which would give blanket protection against the star hiring its employees at his future…

Here are the biggest verdicts of the year in Michigan, as reported by the Jackson Citizen Patriot. The article reports an $11.9 million settlement in a Wayne County Whistleblower and legal malpractice action.