Phila. Firm Faces Legal Mal Suit For Filing Auto Case in Bucks County, Rather Than NJ
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September 14, 2023 at 11:04 AM
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Legal MalpracticeConturso & Habgood and attorney Richard J. Habgood were sued for legal malpractice on Sept. 11 in Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas for Bucks County. The suit, brought by Stark & Stark on behalf of Beverly Wilke, accuses the defendants of negligently filing a lawsuit for uninsured motorist claims in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, rather than a New Jersey court as required by a forum selection clause in the plaintiff's insurance policy, causing the plaintiff's claims to be dismissed and become time-barred. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendants. The case is 2023-05457, Wilke v. Habgood et al.
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