This is a must-read on the issues of statute of limitations and continuous representation an fraud claims. The decision of Judge Griesa admirably and studiously sets forth the history and reasoning behind the statute of limitations, when it accrues, how continuous representation may lenghten the period, and when the attorney-client relationship is over. More than…

LA police officers were cought on video beating a prisioner. The City paid. LA then fired the police officers. They arbitrated and the City paid. Now it sues its defense attorneys. Details. The law firm is Blecher & Collins

A recent case from the Court of Appeals, published in this weeks advance sheets, discusses, in great legnth and lots of detail, the entire field of res ipsa loquitur. Judge Rosenblat gives a full law review analysis of the principal. This case is a must-read for all trial attorneys. Note the appearance of res …

A very good article in today’s NYLJ, unfortunately not on their daily e-mail or front page, by Craig Ball. This article, entitled “10 Blunders Made During E-Discovery” is a blueprint for the attorney who must deal with e-discovery. The converse for an attorney? Naturally, legal malpractice. This is a field ripe for investigation.…

Reported in the Savanah Georgia Morning News, this is an interesting legal malpractice settlement situation. “Lawyers for Savannah attorney Benjamin S. Eichholz are threatening to renege on a settlement of two lawsuits alleging he overcharged a group of his clients, according to documents filed in Chatham County State Court last week.

In response, plaintiffs’ lawyers…

Here is a case from the NJ Supreme Court, discussing statutes of limitation, discovery periods, and the last date upon which plaintiff may institute suit.

This Madison WI attorney took the case, ignorred the case, allowed the statute of limitations to run, told the client it was settled for $10,000 and then admitted her wrong. Now she settled for $165,000 and has taken a 60 day suspension. Details.

1. Tenamee v. Schmukler, 05 Civ. 7661 , UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK , 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 49109, July 13, 2006, Legal Malpractice time barred. Good discussion of equitable tolling, the difference between fraud and legal malpractice, and when to apply a 3 or 6 year statute…