Troutman Pepper Atlanta offices. Courtesy photo Troutman Pepper Accused of Inattentive Case Management in $59M Malpractice Suit
A New York construction company claims that the firm and construction litigation partner Frank Cara failed to properly investigate claims against the company and consequently offered ill-informed defenses on its behalf in two cases.
September 04, 2024 at 06:49 PM
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The original version of this story was published on New York Law Journal
What You Need to Know
- Troutman Pepper Hamilton & Sanders and construction partner Frank Cara are being sued in New York for malpractice.
- The complaint stems from two underlying actions in which Judlau Construction, a client of Cara's, was found liable for a combined $60 million in damages.
- Among other allegations, the malpractice suit claims Troutman Pepper and Cara were negligent in their representation of Judlau, failing to undertake appropriate investigations, launching effective defenses, or keeping in timely contact with Judlau.
Troutman Pepper Hamilton & Sanders was hit with a malpractice suit Wednesday in New York by a former client, who claims that the firm's alleged subpar representation, inadequate communications, and a crucial conflict of interest resulted in the client facing a combined $60 million in liability dispersed across two construction cases.
The suit, filed in New York County Supreme Court by Barclay Damon and Rottenstreich Farley Bronstein Fisher Potter Hodas on behalf of client Judlau Contracting, claims that Troutman Pepper and construction litigation partner Frank Cara failed to properly investigate claims against the company and consequently offered ill-informed defenses on its behalf in two cases.
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