By Avalon Zoppo | October 31, 2022
"These are expenses that would not have been incurred, but for [the lawyer's] deceitful, obstructive, and contumacious conduct," the special master wrote.
By Colleen Murphy | October 27, 2022
The New Jersey Appellate Division upheld the dismissal of a marijuana activist's legal malpractice and emotional distress claims against his former attorney, finding that his expert's report ignored pertinent facts and that he produced no medical documentation.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Daniel J. Siegel | October 27, 2022
In this column, I will discuss two rules. One rule—Pennsylvania Rule of Civil Procedure 205.4(b)(4)—needs need revision, or a partial "repeal." The other—the Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania: Case Records of the Appellate and Trial Courts—needs revisions to work more effectively and to be more user-friendly.
By Allison Dunn | October 26, 2022
"In sum, we conclude that McGhee's counsel performed within the accepted professional norms of 2007, which did not require objecting to the CSI-effect voir dire questions in this case," Biran wrote. "Thus, McGhee's claim of ineffective assistance of counsel fails on the performance prong, we need not address McGhee's arguments concerning the prejudice prong."
By Jason Grant | October 24, 2022
"The outstanding counterclaim in the employment action and [the lawyer] defendants' failure to move to be relieved in that action did not show a mutual understanding of a need for further representation," wrote the Appellate Division, First Department court.
By Charles Toutant | October 21, 2022
Jonathan Vuotto, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, said of the ruling, "I think the case is going to move forward now, and I'm happy with that."
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Abraham C. Reich and Hala Zawil | October 20, 2022
This article explores how rules of professional conduct would apply in the Metaverse and whether they need to be amended to accommodate this new set of interconnected 3D environments.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Nicholas Cutaia and Joel E. Antwi | October 18, 2022
In recent decisions, New York courts have shown a consistent willingness to dismiss malpractice claims where a plaintiff impermissibly speculates about the causal link between a lawyer's alleged negligence and the plaintiff's damages.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Justin Henry | October 14, 2022
The negligence lawsuit comes in the months following what the complaint depicts as a frenzy within Schnader Harrison as lawyers attempted to fix what's described in exhibits as a "debt disaster" for long-time clients.
By Charles Toutant | October 13, 2022
"It's a crime, literally and figuratively, what Metzger and the associates and Cullen and Dykman did," the plaintiff energy companies said in their motion.
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