Cleary Gottlieb may have gone too far, reports Anthony Lin at the NYLJ when it spoke with a potential deposition witness. Did they represent the Congo too strongly?
"Manhattan federal judge has sanctioned Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton for improperly trying to dissuade a witness from testifying about his dealings with the Republic of Congo…
We have always thought that legal malpractice cases, with the "case within a case" format were a wee bit more difficult than other litigation. We had not factored in a "secret bias" aspect.
Federal Judge Dennis Jacobs thinks a little bit differently:
"Dennis G. Jacobs, the chief judge of the federal appeals court in New…
Attorney A hires Attorney B to help in a big antitrust law case, and promises 10% of the fee will go to Attorney B. When Attorney A is paid, he refused to send 10% to attorney B. From there, it all goes bad, and after 10 years, Attorney A has to pay not $ 23,000…
A Federally recognized Indian Tribe Casino right next to Disneyland in California? How is it possible that in the middle of Orange County there can be an unknown, unrecognized yet legitimate Indian Tribe, which might have the right to a Casino?
We don’t know, but the players and participants are already involved in legal malpractice cases.
" GARDEN…
Yesterday we reported on a legal malpractice case in which the attorney "helped" the client to get insurance payments, but did not bring a personal injury action against the pilot or the owner of the private plane which crashed into plaintiff’s house.
Today the Poppe Law Firm Blog reports that "In one of the largest…
A judge is hired to write a will for a disabled man, and it all ends up with the Judge being sued and then having to give back $ 1.2 million in fees and 600 acres of land. It’s the middle part we cant figure out.
"A Washington County judge has been ordered to repay…
Law.Com reports on Positive Software Solutions, et al. v. Susman Godfrey, et al. filed last week in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas in Dallas, Positive Software and its Chief Executive Officer Edward Mandel allege that the defendants — Susman Godfrey; firm partners Barry C. Barnett and Ophelia F. Camina of Dallas;…
This Kentucky woman was sitting home, minding her own business when a plane crashed into the house. She hired an attorney.
"An English teacher at Pineville High School, Osborne was devastated by the crash, which destroyed her home and belongings. Her blood pressure skyrocketed and her diabetes flared, according to her doctor, and each time…
Supersize it! Not a Wendy’s advertising pitch. but this legal malpractice case took place in one. This case is being cited for Federal jurisdiction and removal [not areas we cover often], but for us, the issue will be whether employees have standing and privity to sue attorneys hired by their employer. We think not, and…
IPOs mean big money, Securities trading means big money, and the REFCO IPO has led to a $1 Billion legal malpractice case. This story is all about big money.
"A court-appointed trustee responsible for retrieving funds for Refco Inc. creditors has sought more than $2 billion in damages from a prominent Chicago law firm, three…
