An Apology rather than a law suit. This article reports that it works in medical malpractice. Would it work in legal malpractice?
"Since encouraging its doctors to apologize for errors, the University of Michigan Health System’s annual attorney fees have dropped by two-thirds, and malpractice suits and notices of intents to sue have fallen by…
Yesterday we reported on the Thomas Hyland letter in support of his firm’s position in the Wilson Elser Legal Malpractice case. Today, a bar association rejoinder. This second letter is not directed to the arguments that WEMED made, but to the entire concept of arguing the merits of a law suit in the letters to…
Geoffrey Tracktenberg reports this comma error which cost one side $1 Million in a legal malpractice case, which stemmed from a contract sentence. The story itself came from the NY TImes.
"The dispute is over this sentence: "This agreement shall be effective from the date it is made and shall continue in force for a…
The Wall Street Journal reports [subscription] that biglaw is a business, and is increasingly the target of legal malpractice suits. The report is supplemented with a Hinshaw attorney quote.
"Big law firms are mostly in the business of keeping others out of trouble, not themselves. But some practitioners who defend law firms are seeing an…
Moving from Bankruptcy court to Federal District Court, the law firm again loses:
"Firm’s Bad Faith Leaves Bad Taste of $877,000 Malpractice Tab
New York Lawyer
April 10, 2007
Reprints & Permissions
By Leigh Jones
The National Law Journal
A Minnesota federal court has found Dorsey & Whitney liable for more than $877,000 for legal…
Zenith Ins. Co. v. Cozen O’Connor, Case No. B184684 (Cal. Ct. App., March 21, 2007).
"The issue presented in this case relates to the nature and extent of the duty, if any, owed to the reinsurer by counsel retained by the ceding insurer to protect the interests of the insured under the underlying policy.
This article from columnists Norman Arnoff and Sue Jacobs [subscription] warns us to protect legal malpractice coverage by carefully answering the application questions.
"Every year someone in each law firm has the task of completing the application for the Lawyers’ Professional Liability Policy commonly called the Malpractice Policy. The policy is "claims-made" so that claims…
The Wall Street Journal reports:
"Charter Communications filed a lawsuit Friday against Irell & Manella, accusing the prominent Los Angeles firm of “critical errors” in completing a 1999 cable TV acquisition. The lawsuit alleges, among other claims, legal malpractice and requests damages of $150 million. Here’s the 31-page complaint and a story from Saturday’s…
Aquino v Kuczinski, Vila & Assoc., P.C.
2007 NY Slip Op 02801
Decided on April 3, 2007
Appellate Division, First Department
Here is a legal malpractice case arising from defendant’s failure to bring a slip and fall case within the statute of limitations. Legal Mal case lost becasue attorneys did not produce evidence that plaintiff…
Shaw, Licitra, Gulotta, Esernio & Schwartz PC v. Hahn, 039977/06
Decided: March 20, 2007
Judge Andrew M. Engel
NASSAU COUNTY
District Court
Judge Engel
The Defendant moves for an order dismissing the Complaint herein, pursuant to CPLR §3211(u)(4), imposing sanctions upon the Plaintiff, pursuant to DR 7-102, DR 7-104, 22 N.Y.C.R.R. §130-1, and 22 N.Y.C.R.R.
