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By Emily Cousins | February 2, 2024
The alleged vexatious litigation damaged his reputation, and led to the loss of his professional liability insurance, the lawyer claimed. As a result, the attorney allegedly struggled to represent clients and make a living.
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By Adolfo Pesquera | February 1, 2024
While representing two of his criminal defendant clients, the attorney was administratively suspended from the practice of law but failed to notify his clients, the State Bar of Texas report said.
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By Marianna Wharry | January 31, 2024
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, ALM's source for immediate alerting on just filed cases in state and federal courts. Law.com Radar now offers state court coverage nationwide. Sign up today and be first to know about new suits in your region, practice area or client sector.
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By Riley Brennan | January 31, 2024
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar.
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By Colleen Murphy | January 30, 2024
"Plaintiff's argument is not persuasive because it is based on his contention that 'the Orloff courts did not reject the Tinari economic analysis itself.' However, as explained above, both the trial court and this court in the Orloff litigation determined that the Tinari report was inadmissible to prove plaintiff's damages," the per curiam opinion said.
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By Marianna Wharry | January 24, 2024
The Supreme Court for the state of Washington suspended attorney Michael Olufemi Ewetuga after a formal complaint following allegations regarding his sexual relationship with a client.
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By Allison Dunn | January 23, 2024
"I feel the bar sometimes, and the supreme courts that rule on these matters, try to take an easier way out rather than making people pay the price that they should pay," Jeffrey D. Swartz, a professor at Cooley Law School, told Law.com.
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By Ross Todd | January 18, 2024
"I see nine-figure claims, if not 10- or even 11-figure claims against law firms, at least once a year," says Bethany Kristovich, co-chair of the firm's professional liability defense group.
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By Emily Cousins | January 16, 2024
"Lawyers think they're very smart people," legal ethics expert Brian Tannebaum said. "When it comes to handling these on their own, they're not."
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By Allison Dunn | January 11, 2024
"Conway ignored their ethical and contractual obligation to Smith, which is a basis of Smith's legal malpractice claim. It was improper for the trial court to resolve this issue in favor of Conway on summary judgment by finding that there was an implied contract for the Chapter 7 representation," Virginia Court of Appeals Judge Doris Henderson Causey wrote in a dissenting opinion.
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