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Corona-Contreras v. Gruel

4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court Sanctions Prominent Legal Malpractice Lawyer in Art Fraud Case

In a rare ruling, a New York appeals court on Tuesday sanctioned an attorney in a legal malpractice case, finding he repeatedly pursued a claim despite clear evidence from the record that it was false.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Court Sanctions Prominent Legal Malpractice Lawyer in Art Fraud Case

In a rare ruling, a New York appeals court on Tuesday sanctioned an attorney in a legal malpractice case, finding he repeatedly pursued a claim despite clear evidence from the record that it was false.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

A Review of Sanctions Would Benefit the Judicial 
Disciplinary System

The current judicial system created by the 1993 amendments to the Pennsylvania Constitution has been working fairly well. The Judicial Conduct Board was created under Article 5, Section 18 of the Pennsylvania Constitution as was the Court of Judicial Discipline. Rules of Procedure for both the Judicial Conduct Board and the Court of Judicial Discipline have been promulgated.
21 minute read

Daily Report Online

Steps for Limiting Liability as Local Counsel

When clients are dissatisfied, both lead and local counsel can face a legal malpractice claim, regardless of which counsel truly controlled the matter or even which counsel committed the alleged error. Local counsel can take steps, however, to limit malpractice exposure commensurate with their role in the representation.
11 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Lawyers Should be Careful When Telling Witnesses Not to Cooperate

I have a criminal case coming up and the district attorney and detectives want to talk to some of the witnesses I listed in the alibi notice. Can I tell those witnesses not to speak to the district attorney?
13 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Legal Mal Suit Against Foreclosure Lawyers Proceeds

A woman claiming she had to sell her home because of her lawyers' botched foreclosure work can move forward with her legal malpractice and fraud suit, a federal judge has ruled.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Legal Mal Suit Against Foreclosure Lawyers Proceeds

A woman claiming she had to sell her home because of her lawyers' botched foreclosure work can move forward with her legal malpractice and fraud suit, a federal judge has ruled.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Expert Needed to Explain Discovery Gaps in Legal Malpractice Suit

Allegations in a legal malpractice suit that a lawyer failed to obtain discovery in a timely manner are not so readily apparent that the plaintiff is exempt from obtaining expert testimony on proximate cause, the Appellate Division ruled Friday.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Expert Needed to Explain Discovery Gaps in Legal Malpractice Suit

Allegations in a legal malpractice suit that a lawyer failed to obtain discovery in a timely manner are not so readily apparent that the plaintiff is exempt from obtaining expert testimony on proximate cause, the Appellate Division ruled Friday.
4 minute read

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