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New Jersey Law Journal

Data Breaches: Adding a New Layer to the Risk of Legal Malpractice

Attorneys have an ethical duty to have reasonable safeguards in place to protect and respond to a data breach. The failure to do so has resulted in professional malpractice lawsuits.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

I read in the Legal Intelligencer that the Disciplinary Board is doing public reprimands in Common Pleas courtrooms and advertising them. What is the purpose of this?
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Perkins Coie Cost Client $150M Tech Patent Payday, Lawsuit Claims

Muzik Inc. blames the firm for losing out on royalties from products such as Apple's AirPods and Amazon.com's Echo Dot.
2 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

I was privately retained in a criminal case and tried it and was unsuccessful. The client did not hire me for the appeal. The client has not yet retained new counsel and filed a pro se appeal. Do I have any further obligations?
13 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

9 Connecticut Attorneys Disciplined

The Connecticut Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel latest report include ethics cases against attorneys charged with IOLTA violations and other misconduct, including failure to communicate with clients.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

PROFESSIONAL MALPRACTICE

Legal experts discuss the disciplinary process, the "case within a case" doctrine, using ethics rules in a malpractice proceeding, the "learned professional" exception to the CFA, and the liability of counsel for strategic decisions made at trial.
2 minute read

Texas Lawyer

South Florida Lawyer Sued in Texas Over Work for Koch-Linked Billionaires

The plaintiff claimed that Florida attorney Edwin Hunter in 2015 wrote two letters to Charles Koch, CEO of Koch Industries Inc., that amounted to "a screed misrepresenting plaintiff's actions and attempting to portray him as a ne'er-do-well" because of a dispute with his brother, the opinion said.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Now What? His Client Died, But This Houston Lawyer Kept Quiet for 3 Months

"Robins continued to prosecute the suit as if Crisp were still alive," said the opinion from Houston's First Court of Appeals. "After learning of Crisp's death, Robins went so far as to discuss Crisp's availability for a deposition with opposing counsel."
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Recent Appellate Opinion Calls 'Learned Professional' Jurisprudence Into Question

This case may present a suitable opportunity for the Supreme Court to provide additional guidance on the "learned professional" doctrine. As it stands, except for lawyers, doctors and theologians, there is no clear answer as to whether a professional or semi-professional remains subject to the Consumer Fraud Act.
9 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Judge Rules Restricting Future Claims After Dismissing Frivolous Lawsuit Carries 'Difficulties'

Barring a litigant from filing future complaints against other parties without prior approval is "a procedure which poses administrative and other difficulties of its own," the judge said.
4 minute read

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