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The Legal Intelligencer

Legal-Malpractice Suit Against Pa. Firm Presses On, Court Strikes Preliminary Objections

She claims that, in November 2023, the defendant associate drove to her house and tearfully informed her that he and his firm had committed legal malpractice and her case had been dismissed.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Disbarred Lawyer Is Sentenced to Prison for Role in Deed Fraud Scheme

Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz has been employing a new law to help return homes to victims of deed theft.
2 minute read

Law.com

Idaho Supreme Court Mulls Regional Standards of Care for Medical Negligence in Lawsuit Underlying Legal Mal Action

"If you're out in the trenches like me, and I've handled a lot of medical malpractice cases, I'm going to make certain that the expert and the doctor that is being sued are of the same training so that you can establish that they both have the same standard of care because that's where most of these cases break down," Gary L. Cooper, a partner at Cooper & Larsen, argued on behalf of the defendant attorney Monday.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Matt's Corner: Hot Jurisprudential Topics

Can you clarify some appellate decisions that have resulted in confusing precedent?
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Covington Hit With Crypto Inventor's Legal Malpractice Suit Seeking $100M

Steven Nerayoff claims Covington's Alan Vinegrad advised him not to share exculpatory information with prosecutors. A Covington spokesperson said "the lawsuit lacks merit."
3 minute read

Law.com

Illinois Appellate Court Rejects Law Firm's Reliance on Arbitration Provision, Clearing the Way for Malpractice Action

"The arbitration provision at issue here was drafted by defendants and was never discussed with plaintiff. While defendants discussed several of the other material terms of the attorney-client agreement with plaintiff—such as the amount of the fee, the nature of a contingent fee agreement, and the intended scope of work—defendants never mentioned anything about the arbitration clause," Justice Nathaniel R. Howse Jr. said.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Troutman Pepper Accused of Inattentive Case Management in $59M Malpractice Suit

A New York construction company claims that the firm and construction litigation partner Frank Cara failed to properly investigate claims against the company and consequently offered ill-informed defenses on its behalf in two cases.
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas State Bar Disciplines 8 Attorneys for Rules-of-Conduct Violations

The September disciplinary report of the State Bar of Texas cites six actions by the Board of Disciplinary Appeals taken against named attorneys.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Former Client Sues Bradley Arant for Exposing Him to $16M in Liability

"The presentation that they made at the arbitration was woefully defective," said attorney Rob Sall of Sall Spencer Callas & Krueger.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Offit Kurman Hit With $4M Legal Mal Judgment Over Client's Multimillion-Dollar Loss

"A lawyer's job is to do the best you can with whatever the facts are," Mitts said, "but you can't skew the game by failing to respond to requests."
3 minute read

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