Here is a news article on a Pennsylvania Legal Malpractice and Attorney Discipline report. The gist: Pennsylvania is improving, but still in the bottom quarter of all states in problems.

Today’s report in the St. Louis Post Dispatch tells the story of a legal malpractice case arising from the “saving” of the Fox Theatre, and how the narrative for attorney Harvey Harris has changed from “savior” to “villain”

Are Legal Malpractice Counsel being turned on by their insurer boses? Marian Rice comments on this article. The answer? Yes, to a certain extent. This article says that everyone is a target in Legal Malpractice, even the defenders.

Trial testimony continues today in the Poland Springs Legal Malpractice case in Portland Maine. Register with and see the article on Mainetoday.com. There is some interesting trial testimony. We originaly reported the case on 3/10/06. Details.

Plaintiff in this legal malpractice action is a priest who acted as executor for his fellow priest’s $6.5 million estate, mostly in highly leveraged tech stocks. The executor’s bad luck? The tech market was about to bottom out. He was held liable for failing to liquidate. Now he blames the estate attorneys. Details in the article.

We reported this issue in February. Maryland newspapers are reporting the continuing debate over litigation which will affect the immunity generally granted to guardian ad litem attorneys. Read about the legislation.

The New York Law Journal reports that Justice Richard Lowe denied Weil Gotschall’s motion for summary judgment. Plaintiff’s attorney is Paul Grobman, who apparanently is the author of Vital Statistics; Defense attorney is Michael Feldberg of Allen & Overy. For a rendition of his post-motion comments see the NYLJ. The case is set for trial on a malpractice case after a New Jersey mall boutique unfiar competition case against Fendi.

ublaw phoenix, which is an offshoot of University of Buffalo Law School in exile, was kind enough to mention the New York Legal Malpractice Blog. Thanks!!