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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 Allison Dunn | September 7, 2022
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld a circuit court's order awarding summary judgment to a solo practitioner accused by a former attorney of legal malpractice, but further affirmed the denial of his motion for more than $92,600 in attorney fees and costs because it wasn't pursued in bad faith.
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By Adolfo Pesquera | September 6, 2022
The majority opinion, delivered Aug. 31 by Justice Amanda Reichek, took issue with a jury charge that states in part a that Terry would not have been required to prove the plaintiffs case' to designate Flaven as a responsible third party.
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By Aleeza Furman | September 1, 2022
Lawyers say a crackdown has particularly targeted attorneys who let their administrative responsibilities slip, and small firm and solo practitioners are bearing the brunt of change.
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By Dan Packel | September 1, 2022
The firm publicly said the appeal was an opportunity to stand on principle when it came to conflict waivers with clients. But it's hard to find that perspective in the court papers.
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By Dan Packel | September 1, 2022
The firm publicly said the appeal was an opportunity to stand on principle when it came to conflict waivers with clients. But it's hard to find that perspective in the court papers.
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By Colleen Murphy | September 1, 2022
"Here, it is the assignability of legal malpractice claims that presents the conflict of laws," the judge stated. "We therefore focus our inquiry on which state has the most significant relationship to the assignability of the legal malpractice claim asserted against Attorney Brown."
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By Adolfo Pesquera | September 1, 2022
One lawyer had numerous judgments brought against him in Texas district courts for his mishandling of trust accounts. He is believed to have absconded with more than $100 million, and is currently the subject of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Western District of Texas.
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By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | August 31, 2022
Former clients of Houston solo practitioner Michael A. Hirsch seek up to $1 million in damages in a suit alleging he was negligent and violated the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct.
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By Bruce Love | August 30, 2022
The firm is on the hook for a $32 million malpractice verdict. The latest ruling lets stand wider questions about Swiss vereins and law firm conflict checks.
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By Mason Lawlor | August 26, 2022
A legal malpractice lawsuit against the law firm Lott & Fischer is being transferred to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, after the District of Massachusetts found it did not have personal jurisdiction to dismiss the complaint.
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