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New stories and case digests and some columns focused on key court decisions and issues, as well as news stories on prominent lawyers in trouble, to articles and columns offering advice.
By Samuel C. Stretton | July 13, 2017
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?
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By Christine Simmons | July 11, 2017
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."
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By Max Mitchell | July 11, 2017
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.
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By Jason Grant | July 7, 2017
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.
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By Charles Toutant | July 5, 2017
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.
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By Christine Simmons | July 4, 2017
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.
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By Roy Strom | June 30, 2017
Don't want to get sued for legal malpractice? Here's one over-lawyerly solution: Don't hire laterals. A survey of malpractice insurers states that conflicts of interest, often arising from lateral recruits, is the most common reason for malpractice suits.
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By Samuel C. Stretton | June 29, 2017
I am on the Philadelphia court-appointed list and have not signed up to do PCRAs, but I was still appointed on a PCRA case and might be appointed on a second one. I immediately declined the appointment, but was told I was not allowed to do so. Can I ethically decline the appointment?
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By Max Mitchell | June 28, 2017
A husband and wife's legal malpractice suit against the Bracewell law firm will be dismissed if they don't submit to arbitration by mid-July, a federal judge has ruled, rejecting the couple's contentions that they cannot afford the arbitration fees.
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By Randy Evans and Shari Klevens | June 28, 2017
Law firms renewing or replacing their current legal malpractice policy may be tempted to relegate the significance of the insurance application. Filling…
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