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By Robert Storace | August 17, 2017
Thomas Murtha, who was a partner and managing member of now-defunct Maher & Murtha in Bridgeport, is charged with fraudulently obtaining and converting hundreds of thousands of dollars from his victims – including former clients.
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By Sandra Stanfield, Jonathan Bechtel and Bruce Stanger | August 17, 2017
It is estimated by the American Bar Association that 5 to 6 percent of all private attorneys face a legal malpractice claim each year. It is further…
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By Greg Land | August 16, 2017
On Tuesday, Potts and his lawyer, Eugene Butt, spent nearly a day arguing a ream of motions in a legal malpractice suit filed by Potts' onetime business partner.
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By J. Randolph Evans and Shari L. Klevens, Dentons US | August 15, 2017
Here are some of the issues relevant to a determination of whether an attorney's inaccurate valuation could create potential malpractice liability.
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By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | August 14, 2017
Legal Malpractice Complaint Against Kane Kessler Firm Dismissed as Time-Barred
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By B. Colby Hamilton | August 11, 2017
Southern District Judge Gabriel Gorenstein dismissed a motion by Arent Fox to compel its former client to produce communications with replacement counsel.
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By Andrew Denney | August 11, 2017
The refusal by Joseph Conway of LaRusso, Conway & Bartling to file an appeal for his client was "inexcusable as a matter of ethics and professionalism," the judge ruled.
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By Miriam Rozen | August 11, 2017
Plaintiffs in a 2-year-old lawsuit against Philadelphia's Duane Morris filed an amended petition that ups their damage calculations to over three-quarters of a billion dollars, according to Houston lawyer Tony Buzbee, who represents the investor group behind the suit.
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By Catherine Wilson | August 9, 2017
The Third District Court of Appeal rules Guy Lewis and Michael Tein cannot sue the Miccosukee tribe for destroying their Miami law firm.
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By Angela Morris | August 8, 2017
Mark Womack, a Houston solo who beat back a legal malpractice case after eight years of litigation, said he's gratified that the State Bar of Texas filed a disciplinary lawsuit against the lawyer who represented the plaintiff who sued him.
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