Successfully sued for defamation, plaintiff turns and sues not only its defamation defense counsel in legal malpractice, but also its insurance carrier in bad faith. Plaintiff wins a big verdict from the jury, but the court now grants judgment notwithstanding the verict, dismissing not only the bad faith claim, but also the legal malpractice action.…

To show the worldwide nature of the legal malpractice industry, with its plaintiff’s bar, defendant’s bar, its insurers and experts, here is an article out of England, reported by a worldwide law firm, concerning a California legal malpractice case. The issue is a garden or varietal case of continuing representation and the statute…

Henry Gottlieb in the NJLJ writes about a NJ case in which an insurance company sued its defense counsel who had defended at a personal injury action. It is most unusual for an insurance defense counsel to be sued by its erstwhile employer. Details and a very detailed look at a complex subject.

A couple is advised on transactions concerning an $8 million investment which ends up in a foreclosure setting. The receiver, standing in their shoes, then brings suit against the couple’s attorneys. Details.
Continue Reading Receiver starts Legal Malpractice Suit over Investment Advice

1. Fontaine v. Matthews, 7654-7654A , SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT , 2006 NY Slip Op 388; January 24, 2006, Decided,It appears that the underlying federal action was brought by plaintiff, a seaman, against the owner of his ship [**2] to recover for personal injuries sustained in an assault by…

Here is an article which discusses the Grillo case. The article appears in a structured settlement company’s website, but it argues that there can be legal malpractice in failing to advise on the positive aspects of a structured settlement.

Here is a different view, from the insurance lawyer point of view of the Baker, Donelson, Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC case we reported on 1/27/06. Its from the Insurance Scrawl blog.

Thanks for the generous hat tip from Sui Generis on the “How to Avoid Legal Malpractice” article.