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N.Y. High Court Allows Estates to Sue Attorneys for Malpractice
An estate can bring a legal malpractice claim against an attorney for negligence in the planning of the estate, the New York Court of Appeals decided unanimously Thursday. Previous appellate rulings had invoked strict privity to block estate planning malpractice suits against attorneys brought by the personal representatives of estates, their beneficiaries or other third parties. One attorney not involved in the case said the ruling will likely cause professional liability insurance premiums "to go up for everybody."Panel Relaxes Rule, Allows Estates To Sue Attorneys for Malpractice
An estate can bring a legal malpractice claim against an attorney for negligence in the planning of the estate, the New York Court of Appeals decided unanimously yesterday. Previous appellate rulings, including the one reversed by the Court in Estate of Saul Schneider v. Finmann, 104, had invoked strict privity to block estate planning malpractice suits against attorneys brought by the personal representatives of estates, their beneficiaries or other third parties.Lawyers' Fund for Client Protection List of Ineligible Attorneys
Notice to the bar.DNA May Settle Trust Fight Between Heirs, Columbia and Yale Universities
DNA testing could resolve a bequest disputed by two Ivy League universities. Twin Venezuelan brothers seek recognition in Manhattan Surrogate Court as heirs to the $1 million trust of Manice DeForest Lockwood, who specified that upon the death of his son, Chip, the trust remainder go to Chip's natural-born children or, if none, to Columbia and Yale.Cite as: LaSalle Bank v. Pace, 15822-08, NYLJ 1202484663992, at *1 (Sup., SU, Decided February 28, 2011)Justice Thomas F. WhelanDecided:
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