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Corporate Counsel

Lawyer Accused of Phony Flights to India Files to Dismiss Lawsuit Against Him

The company that sued Jeremy Bohrer had paid him for defending its CLO in a federal investigation.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Eckert Seamans Tapped to Defend Legal Malpractice Action

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

Coral Gables IP Firm Sued for Negligence Over Alleged Failure to Disclose Error

Lott & Fischer was sued in a federal Massachusetts District Court late last week by a restaurant owner who claims the seven-attorney law firm withheld documents that would've prevented the restauranteur from being sued by a nearby restaurant with a similar name.
3 minute read

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

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