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More Bang for Your Blunder: Rise in Severity of Legal Malpractice Claims

Although the legal industry continues to adapt to a post-pandemic reality, attorneys and law firms can take steps to help reduce their exposure to malpractice claims—wherever they may arise in the future, according to Dentons' Shari Klevens and Alanna Clair.
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Daily Business Review

Appellate Court: Legal Malpractice Suit Not Time-Barred, Can Proceed on 'Due Diligence Checklist' Claim

"On behalf of Mr. Gavin, Mr. Carlisle, and Liles, Gavin & George, P.A., we are pleased that the appellate court upheld the trial court's dismissal of the majority of the substantive allegations against our clients," said Sarah Hulsberg, an associate at Murphy Anderson in Jacksonville said on behalf of the defendants.
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Law.com

Attorney Suspended, but Mental Impairments Mitigate Against Harsher Sanctions for 53 Ethics Violations

"We recognize how respondent's mental impairment affected his client representation, and we afford it due mitigating weight," Justice Elizabeth D. Walker wrote on behalf of the court. "We also commend his actions to address it, and we acknowledge his continued efforts toward mental health recovery. But his impairment does not insulate him from meaningful sanctions."
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The Legal Intelligencer

What Is Worse Than Hiding Your Head in the Sand? A Few Examples

There are a surprising number of instances where attorneys engage in conduct that is even worse than hiding their heads in the sand. Several recent headline-making cases include attorneys creating fake court orders, a fake certificate of completion for a rehab program, or in one case even faking depositions in order to hide their mistakes.
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Texas Lawyer

Legal Malpractice Case Tries to Carve Exemption That Targets Lawyers' Personal Assets

Texas courts have identified many reasons why the harm caused by the assignment or turnover of a legal-malpractice claim outweighs its benefits, the 14th Court of Appeals found.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Legal Malpractice Experts Brace for Influx of Claims Amid Economic Strain

There is usually a three- to four-year "tail" behind an economic downturn before plaintiffs begin filing claims, according to Eileen Garczynski, senior vice president at insurance company Ames & Gough.
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Legaltech News

Firms Could Face More Pressure From Insurers Following Public, Inadvertent Disclosures

The inadvertent disclosures in the Alex Jones trial and Jan. 6 investigation are likely to put more attention, and more pressure, on law firms' technology competence.
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Legaltech News

Law Firms' Rising Cyber Insurance Costs Haven't Fully Hit Home

While avoiding cyber insurance is becoming harder, so is understanding exactly what those higher premiums are covering.
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New York Law Journal

Manhattan Law Firm Can't Dismiss Legal Malpractice Action Based on Statute of Limitations Argument, First Department Rules

The plaintiff argued the statute of limitations period for his $750,000 legal malpractice case was tolled "based on alleged emails and telephone conversations" he'd had with the law firm for nine years about the status of the firm collecting of a 2010 money judgment.
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Texas Lawyer

Lawyer's Malpractice Suit Against Criminal Defense Attorney Revived on Appeal

"The trial court acted in an arbitrary and unreasonable manner by dismissing the case after setting a deadline it knew the parties would be unable to meet and in the face of their ongoing active participation in the case," the Fourth Court of Appeals found.
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