Its a concept rarely seen or heard, and even more rarely invoked because of the county, not country where the law suit is brought. Guess? The law firm is defending itself in this legal malpractice case, and has a little too much time on its hands.
The Madison County Record, a newspaper which frequently…
Closely akin to legal malpractice, here an Iowa County defends its sheriff’s negligence in process service. In New York, the attorney may be held responsible for the process server’s negligence. Here the county is defendant:
"Douglas County might have to pay a hefty price for an employee’s failure to deliver.
The county finds itself as…
It’s not strictly legal malpractice, but rather use of the term as a metaphor. Federal Magistrate Judge alleges its "almost" legal malpractice when a Federal prosecutor acts to leverage his case.
"Charges against the lead suspect in a major federal drug case should be dismissed because of trial delays caused by prosecutors, a federal magistrate…
Attorneys performing work for which there can be no liability ? Immunity from being sued ? When and why would this be permitted ?
Law guardians, selected by a judge, assigned to a child, supposed to protect the kid’s rights often do a wonderful job. However, the field of legal malpractice is devoted to the…
Paul et al. v. Smith, Gambrell & Russell, et al., ___S.E.2d___, 2007 WL 474185 (Ga. App. 2007) . Hinshaw report tells us:
"The Georgia Court of Appeals held that the plaintiffs’ proof of a malpractice claim based on alleged inadequate witness preparation could not prevail because the plaintiffs had not provided sufficient evidence that…
Malpractice is a professional’s failure to use minimally adequate levels of care, skill or diligence in the performance of the professional’s duties, causing harm to another. In New York, attorney malpractice is defined as a "deviation from good and accepted legal practice, where the client has been proximately damaged by that deviation, but for which…
Divorce attorney sues for legal fees and applies a retainer which has a legal fee for collection provision. In a rare instance, attorney loses all around:
"Reisman, Peirez & Reisman LLP v. Gazzara, 2823/02
Decided: March 30, 2007
"In this action plaintiff law firm seeks to collect unpaid attorneys fees for services performed for the…
The Kentucky Divorce Law Journal reports this legal malpractice case. Baker v. Coombs Here is the DLJ’s analysis:
"Baker filed for divorce from her husband, Collins, in 1989. A divorce decree, which referenced their Property Settlement Agreement, was entered in 1990. As part of the Agreement, Collins agreed to pay Baker $500,000. A balloon…
This story tells us about a NJ Police officer and wife who have a legal malpractice case proceeding:
"Suspended Roxbury Police Sgt. Richard Winstock and his wife, Jennifer, have gone on the attack by filing a legal malpractice lawsuit that accuses a Ridgewood attorney of giving them shoddy advice about a social club they opened…
From the AP:
"Alexander T. Harvey has a choice to make before the end of next month: apologize for skipping out on jury duty or serve 30 days behind bars.
During questioning last week in court in Fremont, Neb., by attorneys to determine the jury makeup for a three-day civil trial, Harvey asked to be…
