This has nothing to do with legal malpractice, but it cought my eye. Intra-family conflict at its apogee. Pig of the year!
Weil Gotshal, Fendi, Prada, Michael Bolton and Legal Malpractice Conflicts
In a case which keeps getting more and more celebrity names assoicated with it, the Weil Gotshal legal malpractice case goes on. Now, plaintiff’s attorney will be permitted to tell the jury about prior conflict legal malpractice litigation over Michael Bolton. We’ve reported on this case several times.
Alston & Bird, Drafting Error and Legal Malpractice
Alston & Bird, which tells us it “is a great law firm because it is always about the business of becoming a better law firm” resides in Atlanta, GA. Today, it defends a legal malpractice lawsuit arising from a claimed “drafting error” which cost venture capitalists $5.3 million to fix, with total damages of more than $6 million. Details
Mexican Affiliates and Legal Malpractice
Mexican affiliate gets US law firm in legal malpractice trouble over airplane lease. Winstead Sechrest & Minick PC has been sued over its role in the lease of two airplanes to a Mexican airline. Details.
Gas Explosion, Legal Malpractice and the CA Statute of Limitations
MO applies CA statute of limitations to a lawsuit arising from a gas explosion. Here are the details from the Show Me Blog.
Prudential and Legal Malpractice
Here is a slightly breathy story from TV news about a legal malpractice case coming after a Prudential discrimination law suit. The legal malpractice appears to be a result of the attorney’s decision to sign a sealing agreement. Now the Appellate Division has permitted unsealing. Hear the details.
Legal Malpractice Action Dismissed against Stanley Arkin
Superstar white collar criminal defense attorney Stanley Arkin, columnist, authority and eminance gris has had a legal malpractice action dismissed against him. Details.
Reducing Legal Malpractice Exposure
Hot Dogs and Legal Malpractice
We reported the wind up on this case. Here is the ending. Hot Dog vendor loses legal malpractice case in Ohio Supreme Court. Details. In New York the case of Aaron v. Roemer from the Third Department says the same thing. The attorney clent relationship requires trust and loyalty between the parties. A letter such as found here is enough to end the relationship and start the statute of limitations clock running.
Ross Perot and Legal Malpractice
Here is an article telling how Ross Perot has fired his longtime family law firm, used by his father before him, and now has started a legal malpractice action. The law firm had represented the family for 42 years. It seems to have arisen from a failed attempt to buy a Air Force jet fighter for Ross Perot Jr. The “bothched” attempt led to a criminal probe of Perot Jr. Details.