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There's a New Malpractice Cottage Industry Emerging; Here's What to Do if You're In the Cross Hairs

[falcon-embed src="embed_1"]The days of having second-year associates handle debt collection are long gone, says Atlanta-based malpractice expert J.…
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New York Law Journal

Curtis Mallet-Prevost Inks Deal to End $20M Malpractice Suit

A former client had claimed the firm's negligence in failing to meet a filing deadline in a government investigation led it to lose $20 million.
6 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Former Conn. Attorney Sentenced to 30 Months for Role in Scheme

A former Bridgeport-based attorney has been sentenced in U.S. District Court to 30 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for his part in a long-running fraud scheme that targeted distressed homeowners throughout Connecticut.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Dutch Run-Mays Draft, LLC v. Wolf Block, LLP

Registration to Do Business and Acceptance of Service of Process Alone Insufficient to Establish General Personal Jurisdiction
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

New Court-Appointed Counsel System Still Needs Improvements

I saw Philadelphia has a new fee structure for court-appointed conflict counsel. I noticed there have been increases across the board. Is it a good system now?
13 minute read

New York Law Journal

Client Sues Kasowitz Firm for Alleged Billing Fraud, Cites Work for Trump

A former corporate client that Kasowitz Benson Torres earlier sued for unpaid legal fees is fighting back with a malpractice lawsuit alleging billing fraud, claiming it didn't receive legal services "commensurate with a law firm that represents the president of the United States."
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ex-Client Too Late to Sue Astor Weiss, Judge Says

A Philadelphia judge tossed a suit alleging an Astor Weiss Kaplan & Mandel attorney mishandled a telecom company's $17 million dispute because it was filed outside of the statute of limitations, according to an opinion filed by the court.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Breach, Legal Malpractice Claims Rejected by Court

Judge Lorna Schofield ruled that both statute of limitations and insufficient evidence were "independent grounds" for granting summary judgment dismissal of claims against Cowan, Liebowitz & Latman brought by a former employee.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Court Won't Hear Malpractice Suit Against Defunct Wolf Block

Defunct Philadelphia law firm Wolf Block's corporate registration in New Jersey and its acceptance of service there for a malpractice suit against it did not give a New Jersey court jurisdiction to hear the case, the Appellate Division has ruled.
13 minute read

New York Law Journal

Pryor Cashman Settles Legal Malpractice Suit

Pryor Cashman has settled a legal malpractice suit alleging $37 million in damages, nearly seven months after an appeals court revived a claim in the litigation.
2 minute read

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