Here is a decision from Civil Court which is a textbook on how to get a trial de novo after an attorney fee arbitration. 

Pruzan v. Levine, 114263/06
Decided: February 6, 2007

Judge Richard Velasquez

KINGS COUNTY
Civil Court

Petitioner: Pro se

Respondent: Pro se

Judge Velasquez

BACKGROUND

Respondent, Laurence A. Levine, moves this Court…

Anthony Lin of the NYLJ writes:

"A Manhattan judge has denied a lawyer’s request for additional fees from a $3.75 million medical malpractice settlement, ruling instead that the lawyer had already taken more than he was entitled to.

Norman L. Cousins represented Kevin Veneski in a 1997 suit against Queens-Long Island Medical Group over Mr.

Rattet lawfirm asks court to seal a pleading about it in a bankruptcy case.  It fails.

"The fact that a complaint contains potentially untrue material that could defame a party is not enough to warrant sealing the document, a federal judge has ruled."

Addressing that standard for sealing "scandalous and defamatory" material under 11 U.S.C.

Hinshaw reports this Missouri case:

"The Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District held that no attorney-client relationship was created simply by the fact the client’s stepfather paid the lawyer’s fees for a criminal defense and therefore affirmed dismissal of the legal malpractice action filed pro se by the stepfather."

" Mr. Fox asserted that…

Here is a well written and interesting case from the Court of Appeals of indiana called Queery & Harrow Ltd v. TIC  which discusses whether an excess insurer may sue its defense attorney after a settlement which required payment by the excess insurer.  The case covers a wide range of decisions in the area, both from…

Here is a case in which a $ 2 Million dollar medical malpractice verdict is reversed, partially dismissed and sent back for a new trial based upon late CPLR 3101 notice.  Practitioners should beware of this particular problem.  Notice must be sent within a reasonable time after retention.

"The judgment in favor of the plaintiff…

Now a judge, then an associate.  A twisted asbestos litigation story from Texas.  "Associate "Deliberately Lied" to Clients, Jury Finds, Awards $129,000 in Damages "

"In a surprising verdict, a jury in a Dallas federal court found that a former associate with Baron & Budd "deliberately lied" to three clients, awarding them $129,000 in damages…

Here is a Resources for attorneys Blog entry on Metadata.  Need to know about it?  They say that not knowing leads to malpractice:

"In today’s computer dependant world, the zealous advocate must be able to navigate his way through every conceivable form of discovery in order to effectively represent his or her client. Failure to…