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Daily Report Online

Mandatory Malpractice Insurance Headed for Vote by Bar Study Committee

Only Oregon and Idaho require lawyers to carry professional liability insurance, while 23 states require lawyers to disclose whether they have insurance.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Are They Clients? Lawyers Should Pay Attention to Kubicki Draper's Malpractice Defense

The case asks whether an insurance company can be considered a client of the law firm it hired to represent a customer.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Clients Are Bringing Fewer Legal Malpractice Suits—but That's Not as Good as It Sounds

Court statistics since 2000 show that the number of legal malpractice lawsuits filed in the Nutmeg State declined at a steady rate. What are the reasons behind that drop?
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Legal Malpractice Suit Alleging Deficient Witness Prep Dismissed as 'Wholly Speculative'

The Appellate Division, First Department said that it was "wholly speculative" that the plaintiff in the malpractice suit would have gotten a different result in his underlying personal injury trial if the law firm had prepared a key witness differently.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Appeals Court Says Malpractice Claim Stemming From 2003 Case Is Not Time-Barred

The court said a legal malpractice claim accrues when the client suffers actual damage and discovers the facts essential to the malpractice claim, or should discover them through reasonable diligence.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

A lawyers should never purchase a client's lawsuit. By purchasing lawsuits, a lawyer is taking advantage of the client.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Dentons Defends Sprawling Verein Structure, Blasting $32M Malpractice Verdict

The 10,000-lawyer megafirm found its "polycentric" model facing scrutiny in a fight over client conflicts.
6 minute read

Daily Report Online

Shhhh: Complying With Confidentiality Clauses in Settlement Agreements

Regardless of when the settlement occurs, the terms of a settlement can lead to ramifications long after the case is dismissed.
7 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Watch Out, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers. It Just Got A Lot Easier To Get Sued

Before Friday, criminal-defense lawyers had little reason to fear legal-malpractice claims. This has changed.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Jury Awards $343K in Legal Malpractice Suit by Purchaser of Polluted Property

Legal fees and interest could double the award, according to an attorney for the plaintiff.
3 minute read

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