"Houston’s Vinson & Elkins, longtime outside counsel for Enron Corp., was dismissed from a massive shareholder securities class action filed by disgruntled Enron shareholders.
In an order signed Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Melinda Harmon of Houston dismissed a number of other defendants from the class action, which is set for trial in April, including former…
"This legal malpractice action arises out of defendants’ representation of plaintiff and his wife in an action brought by plaintiff’s former landlord, Solow Management Corp. (Solow) to recover, among other things, rent arrears in the amount of $180,313.57.
To prevail in an action to recover damages for legal malpractice, the plaintiff must establish that the…
"An attorney who allegedly hired an investigator to locate and solicit accident victims then failed to pay the investigator’s finder’s fee has successfully moved to dismiss the investigator’s suit for non-payment on the grounds of illegality.
"The agreement alleged by plaintiff is one between a nonlawyer and attorneys to split legal fees which is proscribed…
"A tenant who lost her suit against the owners and managers of the apartment complex at which she was raped has a viable malpractice claim against the lawyers who represented her in the matter, the Fourth District Court of Appeal ruled yesterday.
After initially meeting with Kelegian, she saw him only on one other occasion…
Strange $54 Million Fee-Split Saga Haunts Thelen
"Secrets, lies and betrayal are the heart of any good story.
Add an itinerant Frenchman with dark secrets and a powerful American law firm — first fighting together to expose millions of dollars in fraud, now locked in bitter battle of money and ethics themselves — and you’ve…
Daniel. Sheehan recently earned selection to the Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiffs’ Lawyers in America list.
"In addition to his dual Lawdragon honors, Mr. Sheehan has been named a Texas Super Lawyer in Texas Monthly magazine each of the past four years. Super Lawyers are selected by their peers and represent the top 5% of attorneys…
Disbarred attorney "Bubba" Haupt has caused another attorney to be suspended. "Richmond Hill attorney Murl "Gene" Geary has been suspended from practice for a year for mishandling a case with disbarred lawyer Reginald "Bubba" Haupt. : The underlying case was a legal malpractice. Here is the Savannah Morning News article.
The New York Post reports that Anonymous Judge threatened well known attorney Ravi Batra for bringing a legal malpractice case against an attorney who later became a judge.
Anonymous Judge threatend "that he would never win another motion or case in Manhattan again because of his lawsuit against now-Judge George Silver. Batra made the accusation in…
Here is the legal malpractice case from the biggest verdicts in Kansas of last year.
"•$3 million in a breach of fiduciary duty and legal malpractice claim against Sanford Krigel and Krigel & Krigel.
The plaintiff alleged she hired the defendants after she decided to give up her baby for adoption. The defendants also represented…
Here is a decision from Justice Diamond in New York County, dismissing a legal malpractice case on collateral estoppel. Tydings v, Greenfield, Stein & Senior LLP. The case is reported in today’s NYLJ [subscription].
"It is ordered that: This is a legal malpractice action. Plaintiff Frieda Tydings is a former trustee of an irrevocable inter…
