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Malpractice Suit Involving Dreier Escrow Funds Dismissed
A unanimous appellate panel has affirmed the dismissal of a malpractice suit accusing two attorneys of taking too long to wrap up a cosmetics retailer's bankruptcy case, a delay the retailer claims resulted in a $350,000 insurance settlement being lost to Marc Dreier's Ponzi scheme.Patent Litigation Weekly: Who is Driving the False-Marking Frenzy?
This week, false marking suits have grabbed the attention of the patent bar — and Congress. A review of the more than 200 false marking lawsuits brought in the past several months shows that a big chunk of them have been brought by lawyer-plaintiffs.The game is afoot in Sherlock Holmes copyright case
For Jonathan Kirsch, a Los Angeles attorney, it's elementary: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's literary works published before 1923 are in the public domain.THE NLJ 250 | Index of firms listed
Adams and Reese (143)Fees Still Possible in Absence of Retainer Letter, N.Y. Appellate Panel Says
An attorney who violates New York's official Codes, Rules and Regulations by failing to obtain a written retainer agreement or letter of engagement from a client in a nonmatrimonial case can still recover fees, a state appeals court held last week in a ruling of first impression. Justice Mark C. Dillon, writing for the Appellate Division, 2nd Department panel, said that a strict rule prohibiting counsel fees due to noncompliance with the rule "could create unfair windfalls for clients."SEC Charges Minneapolis Lawyer With Fraud
The SEC today charged a Minneapolis attorney and two San Francisco-area real estate lending fund promoters with misleading investors by concealing the financial collapse of the fund's sole business partner. Attorney Todd Duckson was counsel to the Capital Solutions Monthly Income Fund, which made real estate loans to a single borrower, Hennessey Financial. The fund raised $74 million from about 450 investors nationwide between 2005 and 2009, according to the SEC complaint.Trending Stories
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