A unique New Jersey obligation in legal malpractice is akin to a NY medical malpractice certification of merit. In NJ, plaintiff must file a certificate that the case has merit. Surely it is simply a formality? As this case demonstrates, it is not.,
"We have reviewed plaintiff’s contentions in light of the record and applicable…
Hinshaw reports this case in which the claim is that witnesses were inadequately prepared, and thus suffered damage.
"A Georgia appellate court recently rejected a claim by clients of a law firm that their lawyers were liable to them for certain adverse consequences stemming from the lawyers’ allegedly insufficiently preparing them to testify as witnesses…
Jenkins & Gilcrist, subject of more than a few blog blurbs, is in the news again.
"A former client of Jenkens & Gilchrist sued the Dallas-based firm in federal court in New York on June 8 alleging malpractice and breach of contract in connection with the firm’s work on a reverse merger in 2004.
The…
The rule is that an attorney may not do business with a client, may not accept loans or give loans. There are exceptions, and with enough disclosure the transaction may not result in suspension, but in this particular story:
"A prominent Rochester personal-injury attorney has been suspended for 18 months for a series of…
This blurb from Hinshaw raises more questions than it answers. Read it and try to decipher:
"A federal district court has held that absent reliance by the client of a lawyer, the lawyer’s apparent partner was not liable to the client in a legal malpractice action against the lawyer for the cost of litigation arising…
Hinshaw reports this months old case about legal fee disgorgement. We reported on it about a month ago. Wilson Elser, a big defense firm which handles legal malpractice defense cases, unsuccessfully defended itself on this case.
"Ulico Casualty Company (“Ulico”) is an insurer that specializes in trustee and fiduciary liability insurance. In the early 1980s…
Attorneys move from firm to firm more often now than in the past. The NYLJ and Law.Com’s top articles are all about firms reconstituting themselves, and movement of lawyers from hither to yon.
Here is a case from New Jersey about a successful legal malpractice case in which plaintiff recovers from one set of defendants…
This woman was the victim of a rape and assault in a housing complex, due to lax security. Attorneys hired to sue the building didn’t show up for trial. Now she has settled the legal malpractice case against the attorneys.
The Appellate Division, Second Department recognized that there had been potential legal malpractice in the way this law firm handled equitable distribution in this case, and its failure to protect its client. Wife was client, husband had real property, and due to a failure to file a lis pendens, the real property became…
It seems that everyone involved in this case of suspected child abuse did the correct thing, which was to report the suspected behavior. All were sued, and all gained dismissal. The case.
