The American Lawyer | Analysis
By Dan Packel | September 1, 2022
The firm publicly said the appeal was an opportunity to stand on principle when it came to conflict waivers with clients. But it's hard to find that perspective in the court papers.
By Colleen Murphy | September 1, 2022
"Here, it is the assignability of legal malpractice claims that presents the conflict of laws," the judge stated. "We therefore focus our inquiry on which state has the most significant relationship to the assignability of the legal malpractice claim asserted against Attorney Brown."
By Adolfo Pesquera | September 1, 2022
One lawyer had numerous judgments brought against him in Texas district courts for his mishandling of trust accounts. He is believed to have absconded with more than $100 million, and is currently the subject of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Western District of Texas.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | August 31, 2022
Former clients of Houston solo practitioner Michael A. Hirsch seek up to $1 million in damages in a suit alleging he was negligent and violated the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct.
By Bruce Love | August 30, 2022
The firm is on the hook for a $32 million malpractice verdict. The latest ruling lets stand wider questions about Swiss vereins and law firm conflict checks.
By Mason Lawlor | August 26, 2022
A legal malpractice lawsuit against the law firm Lott & Fischer is being transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, after the District of Massachusetts found it did not have personal jurisdiction to dismiss the complaint.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Max Mitchell | August 24, 2022
"We hold today that the shareholder standing rule is non-jurisdictional, implicating only a plaintiff's power to bring claims, not the court's power to hear them," Krause said. "Because the shareholder standing rule, like other third-party standing doctrines, is not a matter of Article III standing, it presents only merits, rather than jurisdictional concerns."
By Bethany Kristovich and Tyler Hilton | August 24, 2022
Nothing is perfect, and sometimes storms develop for reasons completely apart from the quality of legal work, but these tips can help mitigate the risk posed by transactions going bad.
By Adolfo Pesquera | August 23, 2022
According to plea papers, Jackson admitted to willingly laundering $380,000 for an individual he believed was a drug trafficker but was actually an undercover DEA agent.
By Colleen Murphy | August 23, 2022
Florida's Fourth District Court of Appeal has ruled that a public adjuster, who sued a law firm in a third-party action over the denial of an insurance claim, did not have the material facts necessary to establish a third-party claim, according to the opinion.
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