By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | June 6, 2017
Malpractice Suit Properly Dismissed as Brought Against Wrong Attorney; Sanctions Imposed
By Randy Evans and Shari L. Klevens, Dentons | June 5, 2017
Retaining outside counsel on an ongoing basis offers many advantages for both law firms and individual attorneys.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | June 1, 2017
A Houston judge granted the plaintiff's agreed motion to dismiss with prejudice all claims against the defendants.
By BY samuel C. Stretton | June 1, 2017
There has been a lot of criticism when a very active defense counsel was elected district attorney in Philadelphia County. Are there ethical implications?
By Christine Simmons | May 30, 2017
In a rare ruling, a New York appeals court on Tuesday sanctioned an attorney in a legal malpractice case, finding he repeatedly pursued a claim despite clear evidence from the record that it was false.
By P.J. D'Annunzio | May 18, 2017
A woman claiming she had to sell her home because of her lawyers' botched foreclosure work can move forward with her legal malpractice and fraud suit, a federal judge has ruled.
By Charles Toutant | May 12, 2017
Allegations in a legal malpractice suit that a lawyer failed to obtain discovery in a timely manner are not so readily apparent that the plaintiff is exempt from obtaining expert testimony on proximate cause, the Appellate Division ruled Friday.
By Jason Grant | May 9, 2017
A woman's case against a personal injury firm should go forward after the firm's expert failed to address the basis of the woman's claim and ignored her testimony at trial, a state appeals court ruled Tuesday.
By Greg Land | May 4, 2017
A legal malpractice insurer has been found not responsible for at least $7 million in legal expenses accrued defending a bankrupt law firm sued by an investment company whose manager was also a partner at the defendant firm.
By Max Mitchell | May 1, 2017
Lawyers being sued for their involvement with the contempt proceedings against medical malpractice attorney Nancy Raynor are fighting back against her lawsuit, with some arguing state law does not recognize the claims and others seeking to have her case moved from court's standard program to one reserved for business disputes.
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