Texas Insurer Slaps Hinshaw & Culbertson With Legal Mal Claim Over $11 Million Personal Injury Jury Award
“At no point during the course of the representation in the underlying matter did defendant provide written or oral guidance to plaintiff specifically addressing Proposition 51 or the significant joint and several liability risk posed by the economic damages in the underlying matter,” the complaint said.
January 03, 2025 at 02:18 PM
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Texas Insurance Co. filed a legal malpractice claim against its law firm, Hinshaw & Culbertson, over the alleged failure to disclose information in a personal injury suit.
Takeaway: Texas Insurance alleged that Hinshaw & Culbertson failed to advise the company of the risk posed by joint and several liability prior to a jury returning an $11 million verdict against a cab company covered by the insurer.
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