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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 Colleen Murphy | April 23, 2024
"K.L.F. and P.M. both express sound reasoning in reaching their respective rulings, making our decision a close call," Judge Thomas W. Sumners Jr. wrote. "We, however, conclude, as did K.L.F. and the trial court, that a public entity is not immune from the sanctions that can be imposed under the FLS."
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By Adolfo Pesquera | April 19, 2024
"Subjecting Paxton to disciplinary proceedings does not violate separation of powers; immunizing him does," Justice Erin Nowell wrote for the majority.
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By Adolfo Pesquera | April 18, 2024
The appeals court cited numerous critical errors in the Commission for Lawyer Discipline's exhibits in a case against attorney Sidney Powell, a key figure in former President Donald Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election results.
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By Adolfo Pesquera | April 17, 2024
The 3M petitions attempt to make the case the attorney possibly knew more than what he has admitted about a co-counsel's fraudulent acts, and was possibly a co-conspirator.
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By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair | April 8, 2024
By being aware of the risks and pitfalls of a strategic approach, an attorney can exercise their professional judgment in making recommendations to the client, and can help bolster a claim of immunity in subsequent malpractice actions.
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By Justin Henry | Alexander Lugo | April 3, 2024
"If a transaction goes awry or someone buys a business that doesn't turn out the way they want it to be," clients sometimes direct their litigation at the lawyers who represented them in the deal, said an attorney who represents fellow attorneys in malpractice cases.
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By Andrew Lavoott Bluestone | April 3, 2024
The most important time limit in litigation is the date upon which the case becomes officially too old to commence. In some states there are statutes of repose, but in New York it is the statute of limitations that controls almost every aspect of litigation.
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By Adolfo Pesquera | April 1, 2024
Harris County 152nd District Court found David Leigh Sheller took a position that unreasonably increased the costs or other burdens of the case or that unreasonably delayed resolution of the matter.
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By Emily Saul | March 29, 2024
A new lawsuit alleges Seddio, once a Surrogates Court Judge in Brooklyn, was bought into a case by Cole Schotz in an attempt to influence Manhattan Commercial Division Justice Andrew Borrok. Borrok is not accused of any wrongdoing.
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By Avalon Zoppo | March 26, 2024
"I kind of said [to Clark], 'Where are you getting this from? You're not involved in any of these investigations. You haven't been briefed on anything,'" said Richard Donoghue.
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