Avoid This Key Misstep by 4 Lawyers Facing Charges
"A dead person can't be a litigant," said Stephen Gillers, professor at New York University School of Law. "Dead people have no standing in court."
February 11, 2020 at 10:09 AM
4 minute read
When a client dies in the middle of a case, it's likely to slow down the litigation.
A client's death could also reduce damages by ruining the shot of collecting for future pain and suffering, according to Stephen Gillers, a nationwide lawyer ethics speaker and researcher.
Those problems may prompt some counsel to go down an unethical path of hiding their client's death from the court and opposing counsel.
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