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  • Allied World Ins. Co. v. Lamb McErlane, P.C.

    Publication Date: 2018-03-20
    Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
    Industry: Insurance | Legal Services
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: Per Curiam
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-0292

    Insurer was entitled to judgment on the pleadings in action over legal malpractice insurance because law firm, acting for an estate, had written notice of the claim against it before it was insured by insurer where beneficiaries of estate provided written notice that they were seeking to make the law firm return payments for improperly performed legal services more than a year before insurer agreed to insure law firm.

  • Reade v. Herlands

    Publication Date: 2018-03-20
    Practice Area: Legal Malpractice
    Industry: Construction
    Court: Courts of Common Pleas, Monroe County
    Judge: Judge Williamson
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-0267

    Plaintiffs should have been aware that they were harmed by the defendant attorneys alleged inaction in October 2010, when they learned of an opposing parties financial difficulties, and their misunderstanding of the severity of that injury was not enough to toll the statute of limitations.

  • Rutyna v. Schweers

    Publication Date: 2018-01-30
    Practice Area: Expert Witnesses | Legal Malpractice
    Industry: Health Care | Legal Services
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Lazarus
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:
    Case Number: 18-0036

    Trial court abused its discretion in denying appellants request for a continuance after appellants found out that their expert witness was unable to testify less than three weeks before trial and they were unable to secure a competent witness who would have sufficient time to prepare his testimony for trial because the trial court thus determined the outcome of appellants case. Reversed.