Credit: de-focus/Shutterstock.com Court Revives Client's Consumer Claim Against Law Firm for Letting Associate Handle Case
"Not all case-staffing decisions are commercial in nature; the nuances of assigning work to associates and paralegals within a firm is a matter of legal discretion," the court wrote. "However, when a law firm makes factual representations about case staffing in order to obtain a client, as is alleged here, that is commercial conduct."
August 24, 2023 at 03:07 PM
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The Vermont Supreme Court has reinstated a claim under the state's Consumer Protection Act alleging a law firm mispresented the level of involvement a partner would have in handling a client's case.
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