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Freundlich & Littman, LLC v. Feierstein, PICS Case No. 17-0369 (Pa. Super. Feb. 23, 2107) Bender, P.J. (16 pages).

By | March 17, 2017
Trial court erred in holding that judicial privilege barred appellants' claims for wrongful use of civil proceedings and abuse of process based on counterclaim appellees filed in prior litigation allegedly for the purpose of witness intimidation because judicial privilege did not bar claims under the Dragonetti act. Order vacated.
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New York Law Journal

Gersh v. Nixon Peabody LLP

By | March 17, 2017
Plaintiff Fails to Show Law Firm Proximately Caused Her Estate Planning-Related Injury
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Giving False Information on Important Documents Could Lead to Discipline

I am an older attorney and I had a problem with an application I filed for a mortgage. Something was incorrect in the application. I believe they are going to file a complaint with the Office of Disciplinary Counsel. Since this has nothing to do with the practice of law, but was my personal home mortgage, is there any misconduct here by me that would violate the Rules of Professional Conduct?
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The Recorder

Three Steps to Help in Handling Mistakes

While attorneys may be vigilant and detail-oriented by nature, they are still human. Accordingly, mistakes can happen in the course of an attorney-client representation, even when attorneys take steps to reduce their risk overall.
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The Recorder

Yale v. Bowne

By | March 13, 2017
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Texas Lawyer

Round 2 in Sanctions Fight Against Penny-Paying Lawyer

If an Austin lawyer wins sanctions against from his client's former attorney, he'll make a point—spelled out in a proposed order—that the sanctions must be paid by check.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Policy of Not Commenting on Pending Litigation Is Misguided

I am willing to bet that within the past day or two, you've read a news article about a lawsuit involving some type of organization, be it a corporation, LLC, nonprofit or government entity. I am further willing to bet that within the past week's worth of those articles, you've come across a statement by the author of the article or a representative of one of the parties to a lawsuit that said something about one of the parties declining comment, "citing the pending litigation."
13 minute read

Daily Business Review

Greenberg Traurig Settles Malpractice Suit At Close of Trial

Greenberg is last of four law firms to settle a legal malpractice suit filed in 2009 by Dyadic International.
20 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

There Are a Few Exceptions to the Survival of Attorney-Client Privilege After Death

I read your article about attorney-client privilege and how the privilege survives after death. But, there are several other exceptions that may be of interest and I am asking if you would discuss those.
11 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

5 Questions: Mickey Sherman Discusses Media Strategy, Handling Controversy at Trial

The Greenwich native has seen his share of controversy during high-profile cases, especially after getting scolded by a judge in the wake of Michael Skakel's murder conviction.
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