Yesterday, we started to discuss  Waggoner v. Caruso 2009 NY Slip Op 06739 Decided on September 29, 2009 ; Appellate Division, First Department ; (DeGrasse, J.)

Today we discusse continuous representation, which, in this form, is a question of first impresssion, an issue taken up directly by Justice DeGrasse in the Appellate Division order:…

This is a Politico – A List legal malpractice case.  In Waggoner v. Caruso   2009 NY Slip Op 06739 Decided on September 29, 2009 ; Appellate Division, First Department ; (DeGrasse, J.) we see some of the nations biggest names.

Besides being about a $ 10 Million loss, the players are all very recognizable.  For…

Justice Judith Gische of Supreme Court, New York County presents a primer on attorney fee litigation and the disposition of counterclaims for legal malpractice in Hurley v. Bulah Church of God in Christ Jesus, Inc.  In this case the Church had gone through some hard times.  A pastor was accused of financial wrongdoing, and…

Today’s NYLJ features an article by Marcia Coyle on a series of cases coming up before the US Supreme Court.  Of the 6 cases to be heard [almost triple the usual number] at least four are legal malpractice scenario:  Wood v. Allen  is a death penalty case in Alabama in which a newly admitted attorney failed…

We end this week with a look at a huge legal malpractice action just brought against Greenberg Traurig LLP, based upon patent work, and a more than $1 million judgment entered against their client.  Widely reported yesterday, the complaint was set forth in the NYLJ.  What is it about?

The complaint alleges that defendants…

Here is how a borrowing statute affects litigation and why a Pennsylvania statute of limitations applies to New York litigation.  CPLR 202 requires that when a nonresident sues on a cause of action accruing outside New York, CPLR 202 requires the cause of action to be timely under the limitations periods of both New York…

Landlord hires big-time Landlord-Tenant attorneys in New York City, and expect that the attorneys are in fact bringing a series of eviction proceedings.  This case alleges that they did not, yet charged fees, and misled the client.  What is a client to do?  In this instance they sued for legal malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty…

Were one to read each of the 150+ legal malpractice cases decisions filed each year, one would see a wide range of attorney-client problems.  Some are frivolous and some very serious.  This case, DAVID GOLDSTEIN, Plaintiffs, – against – ALLEN S. GOLD and LAW OFFICES OF ALLEN S. GOLD, Defendants;No. 06 CV 6707…