The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Matthew B. Weisberg | August 12, 2021
Does Muhammad's "settle and sue" prohibition—against legal malpractice plaintiffs from bringing a legal malpractice action thereafter settlement—prohibit a legal malpractice action upon an underlying action's compromised settlement arising from attorney defendants' legal defects, in the absence of fraud?
By Dan Packel | August 11, 2021
A former client says a partner went overboard in a filing that would allow the U.S. to collect duties on imported wood furniture.
By Meghann M. Cuniff | August 9, 2021
The stipulation said attorneys for the law firm and plaintiff CashCall Inc. have "reached a settlement in principle."
By Dan Packel | August 6, 2021
The court's decision to not hear oral argument scheduled earlier this week was not a good sign for plaintiff Jeffrey Golden.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis|News
By Justin Henry | August 4, 2021
"My general hope is that they do not entirely reverse 'Muhammad,' but say that it should, in fact, be limited to circumstances where a party subsequently becomes dissatisfied with an appropriately negotiated settlement," one lawyer said.
By Meghann M. Cuniff | August 4, 2021
Orange County Superior Court Judge William D. Claster agreed to the plan Friday after attorneys voiced concerns about the COVID-19 Delta variant that's taking hold across the United States.
By Greg Land | August 3, 2021
A Professional Liability Insurance study committee recommended adoption of a rule requiring lawyers to disclose whether they carry malpractice insurance, which would be posted on the State Bar of Georgia's bar directory website.
Connecticut Law Tribune | News
By Robert Storace | August 3, 2021
For the second time, the Hartford Judicial District Grievance Panel has found probable cause that Hartford attorney Manny Cicchiello of Cicchiello & Cicchiello violated several Rules of Professional Conduct.
By Charles Toutant | July 29, 2021
"Whether it be bubbles or corrections, professionals such as lawyers, insurance brokers, realtors, home inspectors, surveyors, appraisers, mortgage brokers and financial advisers, to name a few, may get caught in the ebb and flow of the tide," says Iram Valentin of Kaufman Dolowich & Voluck in Hackensack.
By Meghann M. Cuniff | July 29, 2021
Avenatti's lawyering is so central to the criminal case against him that trial testimony so far also is testing the divide between crimes and malpractice.
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