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The Recorder

Sales Tech Firm Sues Baker & Hostetler Alleging Overbilling, Bad Stock Guidance

The former client says it encountered challenges with financings because of Baker & Hostetler's advice.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Baker McKenzie Can't Shake Malpractice Suit Over Russian Coal Mine Fight

The law firm said it's reviewing its options for an appeal.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Muhammad's 'Settle and Sue' Prohibition: Arguing for Abrogation

Does Muhammad's "settle and sue" prohibition—against legal malpractice plaintiffs from bringing a legal malpractice action thereafter settlement—prohibit a legal malpractice action upon an underlying action's compromised settlement arising from attorney defendants' legal defects, in the absence of fraud?
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Husch Blackwell Hit With Malpractice Suit Over Int'l Trade Filing

A former client says a partner went overboard in a filing that would allow the U.S. to collect duties on imported wood furniture.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Katten Muchin Strikes Tentative Settlement in Legal Malpractice Lawsuit

The stipulation said attorneys for the law firm and plaintiff CashCall Inc. have "reached a settlement in principle."
2 minute read

The Recorder

Ninth Circuit Pours Cold Water On Bid to Revive $54M O'Melveny Malpractice Suit

The court's decision to not hear oral argument scheduled earlier this week was not a good sign for plaintiff Jeffrey Golden.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Pa. Justices to Reconsider Rule Protecting Lawyers From 'Buyer's Remorse' After Settlement

"My general hope is that they do not entirely reverse 'Muhammad,' but say that it should, in fact, be limited to circumstances where a party subsequently becomes dissatisfied with an appropriately negotiated settlement," one lawyer said.
7 minute read

The Recorder

California Judge Agrees to Exclude Unvaccinated People From Jury in Katten Muchin Legal Malpractice Trial

Orange County Superior Court Judge William D. Claster agreed to the plan Friday after attorneys voiced concerns about the COVID-19 Delta variant that's taking hold across the United States.
3 minute read

Daily Report Online

State Bar Governors Set to Eye Rule Mandating Disclosure of Legal Malpractice Coverage

A Professional Liability Insurance study committee recommended adoption of a rule requiring lawyers to disclose whether they carry malpractice insurance, which would be posted on the State Bar of Georgia's bar directory website.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

In Fight Between Connecticut Law Firms, Partner Cited Twice for Probable Ethics Violation

For the second time, the Hartford Judicial District Grievance Panel has found probable cause that Hartford attorney Manny Cicchiello of Cicchiello & Cicchiello violated several Rules of Professional Conduct.
4 minute read

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