William Jacobs, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v Richard L. Kay, et al., Defendants-Respondents.
3460, 117332/05
SUPREME COURT OF NEW YORK, APPELLATE DIVISION, FIRST DEPARTMENT
2008 NY Slip Op 3710;
April 24, 2008, Decided
April 24, 2008, Entered
“After settling with the executrix their objections to the probate of their father’s will and trust, plaintiffs…
We can’t read the case, and a subscription to the Minnesota lawyer site is required, but third-hand, here is an interesting take on a legal malpractice case from the Minnesota Lawyer Blog.
"Minnesota Lawyer has an interesting story this week about a local attorney who found himself being sued for malpractice in Kentucky by…
It is rare to depose opposing counsel. Here is an interesting case in which the question to be determined is whether plaintiff knew his union would not participate in a discrimination case, and if so, whether the statute of limitations had passed.
From Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP :
"The Southern District of…
It’s the very rare case in which an expert is not needed in a legal malpractice case. Here is a SDNY case in which the expert was necessary. How could this attorney not have used an expert on a motion for summary judgment?
YAMIRA SANTIELI, Plaintiff, v. LAWRENCE M. LAPINE, Defendant.
3:05cv1712(WWE)
UNITED…
It appears certain that they gave bad tax shelter advice, but this plaintiff opted out of a successful class action only to see his own case dismissed,
EDWARD H. ARNOLD, Plaintiff, -against- KPMG LLP, and SIDLEY AUSTIN BROWN & WOOD LLP, Defendants.
05 Civ. 7349 (PAC)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT…
In re D.A. ELIA CONSTRUCTION CORP., Plaintiff, v. DAMON & MOREY, LLP, Defendant.
07-CV-143A
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25496
March 31, 2008, Decided
March 31, 2008, Filed
“While the matter [the bankruptcy matter] was on appeal to the Second Circuit, Elia filed…
ANDREW ORDON, Plaintiff-Appellant, -v.- KAREN L. KARPIE, and MURPHY & KARPIE, LLC Defendants-Appellees.
No. 06-3347-cv
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT
2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 7626
April 10, 2008, Decided
“Ordon retained Karpie to represent him in proceedings before the Connecticut Medical Examining Board ("CMEB") after a patient reported to…
Insurers who pay insureds for medical costs, or for damages sometimes seek the right to share in the proceeds of the insured’s cases. If an insured gets medical insurance coverage after an accident,] the insurance company would like to be reimbursed from the proceeds.
The right arises from the insurance contract, and sometimes by statute, …
Hinshaw reports that the Minnesota Supreme Court has determined the rules for legal malpractice liability to third parties, in a business setting. In New York, liability is generaly limited to situations in which the attorney issued an opinion letter relied upon by non-clients. Here the rule is similar, and set forth:
"The court held that…
The Daily News article relates the story of a penile implant patient whose surgery went wrong. He then went to a long island medical malpractice attorney who did not fil the case. Plaintiff’s attorney says that after the statute passed, the attorney wrote a letter saying: "After due reflectino, we are going to decline to…
