By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | September 21, 2017
Malpractice Suit Over Negligent Advise Over Firm's Sale Proceeds; Causation Pleaded
By Samuel C. Stretton | September 21, 2017
I read your article about the independence of outside counsel versus in-house corporate counsel. I have seen more and more litigations are being handled in-house by insurance companies either through staff counsel or through "captured law firms," even though those firms might have the appearance of a private firm but they are owned by the insurance company. Is this ethical or does it create issues?
By MARK DUBOIS | September 21, 2017
The myth that lawyers aren't running sophisticated business enterprises which look more like modern corporations than traditional law firms is just that—a myth.
By Angela Morris | September 20, 2017
An attorney disciplinary lawsuit is the latest consequence for an Austin attorney whose abusive litigation tactics in disability discrimination cases already brought a $175,000 sanction and three-year ban from Austin's federal court.
By Scott Flaherty | September 18, 2017
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney has closed the book on a lawsuit alleging the firm didn't do enough to scrutinize a $19 million investment that a Tampa, Florida-area surgeon agreed to put into a local Arena Football League team.
By Roy Strom | September 15, 2017
Gary Stern is going to prison. But that's not the end of the story for the disgraced lawyer's former law firm, Chuhak & Tecson. The 70-lawyer Chicago shop is now facing a formidable opponent: A group of nearly 20 former NFL players who claim the firm helped Stern bilk them out of millions.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | September 15, 2017
Charles Foster, chairman of Houston-based Foster, said the allegations are false.
By Matthew B. Weisberg | September 14, 2017
Every jurisdiction's court (federal and state) has the authority to sanction a party and its counsel for litigation misconduct. These sanctions tend to divide based on severity—from most severe to least: sua sponte (a court's inherent authority); vexatious multiplication of proceedings; frivolity; and discovery noncompliance. Each of these degrees of sanctions carry with it attendant sanctions damages. Likewise, each requires a greater level of intent (i.e., from the intentional "defilement" of the court to neglect).
By Samuel C. Stretton | September 14, 2017
I noted billboards and other advertisements of a firm that is primarily based in Florida advertising in Pennsylvania. The firm features a picture of apparently the senior partner who states words to the effect, "I am your lawyer." They are advertising for personal injury cases. The ads give the impression that that lawyer will handle the cases. I am only aware of one office and one newly admitted lawyer in Pennsylvania for the firm. Is that ethical?
By Christine Simmons | September 13, 2017
A Manhattan federal judge has refused to dismiss a $10 million legal malpractice suit against Seward & Kissel, finding that under the firm's broad terms in an engagement letter, its lawyers might have been expected to conduct due diligence on a party in a deal.
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