Here is a strange story from Christopher R. Jones of the PSLRA Nugget Blog about class-action plaintiffs who attempted to sue the class-action attorneys, only to have the entire case fall apart. After a $ 160 million + recovery, several plaintiffs brought the legal malpractice action based upon the claim that Arthur Andersen was not…

Here is a case from Virginia, in which an innocent man was convicted of murder. He served time, and was later released. He successfully obtained compensation from the State of Virginia of $ 750,000, and followed with a legal malpractice suit against his attorneys. The legal malpractice case was dismissed on the basis that state…

Here’s a case sent to us by Sui Generis blog. Its a legal malpractice case involving statute of limitations, which here arise from the date of the consent to change attorneys, Detailsnot the later dismissal of plaintiff’s underlying case. Details

Just read it. This story cannot be encapsulated.

A statute of limitations may be tolled by agreement or by fraud. Here is a California case in which the attorney agreed to a tolling, then left the firm. The toll remained in effect against the firm. Details.

The essence of good and adequate legal practice may well lie in the small details: when and when to file a new law suit. An article in today’s New York Law Journal tells of an easy to make mistake in filing a “special proceeding”. These cases are often subject to a very short statute of limitations, arising from a denial by government and an Artcle 78 proceedings.
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Jessica M. Walker reports in Law.com A legal malpractice case in which “a Miami city commissioner is calling for a criminal investigation into a $7 million settlement brokered by a prominent Miami attorney in a lawsuit filed by four city property owners claiming that the city levied an unconstitutional fire rescue tax.” This matter has…

Here is an interesting Florida article about legal malpractice in a receiver-forecloure setting. Details.