"One of three lawyers accused of plundering Kentucky’s $200 million fen-phen settlement said he and his colleagues "tore up or burned" notes showing how much they paid themselves and their clients.
Depositions obtained by The Courier-Journal include Lexington attorney Melbourne Mills Jr.’s description of a meeting that he said he and lawyers William Gallion and…
Here is a sad case from New Jersey. Attorney Luhn is found to be a compusive gambler, an embezzeler, a bankrupt and, still, the legal malpractice plaintiff had to go through a full trial and appeal to get his monies back.
"Based upon his findings, Judge Gilroy concluded that Luhn breached a professional duty of…
Chron Com reports: "Houston-based law firm Andrews Kurth has agreed to pay Enron’s bankruptcy estate $18.5 million to settle potential malpractice claims stemming from legal advice on various transactions.
Enron’s estate never actually sued Andrews Kurth for allegedly signing off on dubious deals, and the law firm denies any wrongdoing in its work for the…
"The former Citigroup broker for convicted WorldCom chief executive Bernard J. Ebbers is suing Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, claiming the law firm was conflicted when it advised Citigroup on the broker’s severance package.
David H. Trautenberg, the former co-head of the bank’s private wealth management group, was a significant figure in litigation arising…
Blind lawyer needs an office manager. State agency which helps the blind sends him an office manager. Problem? The manager already had theft history and then steals blind lawyer’s money. Is the agency possibly liable? More detalis to come. The story.
CPLR 205a is a not well known, but very important statute which allows a plaintiff to re-file a complaint which is dismissed, if it was timely when filed, where jurisdiction was obtained over the defendants, and it was not dismissed on the merits or for failure to prosecute. It may come into play when cases…
Here is a write-in-your-complaint web site. It’s one variety of calls a legal malpractice attorney gets. What would be your advice? The client’s potential complaint:
"I consulted a lawyer in 1998 about defective product that was installed in my home. The charge was $3000 and I wanted it fixed. The lawyer said I could fight…
"William F.McMurry, a trial specialist in medical and legal malpractice says, "The
primary purpose of the suit is to hold the Vatican accountable and this
ruling gives us the opportunity to get a hold of church documents and take
depositions of church officials."
William F. McMurry is the only Kentucky lawyer certified as a medical…
"Foley & Lardner Sued Over Missed Biotech Patent Filing
Zusha Elinson
The Recorder
January 17, 2007
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Apparently, there’s no vaccine for legal malpractice suits against IP lawyers.
A fledgling San Diego biotech company is suing Foley & Lardner for allegedly missing the filing date on an international patent…
That title implies the progression of the attorney into debtorhood. However, the story is different here. The case.
Bell v. Hubbert, 05 Civ. 10456
Decided: December 22, 2006
"In or around November 1992, Bell retained the Defendants’ law firm, known as Lester, Hubbert & Gill, P.C. ("LH&G"), to prosecute a cause of action in New…
