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Clark, Love & Hutson Fires Back at Ex-Clients' Claims of Botched Timing in Pelvic Mesh Suits

"Plaintiffs resort to demonstrably false allegations of wrongdoing against the defendants that have little to do with the process that resulted in independent determinations that each of their settlements was fair," said Clark, Love & Hutson's Sept. 13 answer.
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Daily Report Online

'Been Hit, Call Flit' Lawyer Facing Bar Discipline, Multiple Malpractice Claims

Neil Flit has blamed his problems on a law firm consultant whom he said "highjacked" his practice and cost it hundreds of thousands of dollars.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

BAR REPORT - Capitol Report

A pair of amicus matters head to Trenton
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The American Lawyer

O'Melveny Duels With Bankrupt Ex-Client in $54M Malpractice Fight

The trustee for a former firm client says an arbitrator should have recused himself after O'Melveny refused to hire the arbitrator's son as a summer associate.
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The Legal Intelligencer

Legal Malpractice Suit That Questioned $700,000 Settlement Is Thrown Out

'These claims are expressions of frustration and dissatisfaction with the amount of the 2016 settlement,' Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Frederica Massiah-Jackson wrote.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Kubicki Draper Faces Malpractice Claim for Partner's Alleged Work for Client-Turned-Lover

A complaint in Palm Beach Circuit Court accuses Fort Lauderdale litigator Jane Rankin of conflicting interests—representing Love's Bridge View LLC but prioritizing her relationship with its ousted executive, multimillionaire Burton Handelsman.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Ethics Forum: Questions and Answers on Professional Responsibility

What is the proper role of a judge, particularly an appellate judge, during oral argument?
12 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

The Dragonetti Act: A Tale of Statutory Interpretation

The common law cause of action for wrongful use of civil proceedings has been codified at 42 Pa.C.S.A. Section 8352, et seq. The statute is referred to as the Dragonetti Act.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Seyfarth Says Ex-Lawyer Who Bribed Judges Tied to Legal Malpractice Suit

Seyfarth said a disbarred lawyer and the boss of an ex-client might bear some fault if the law firm is ultimately found to have committed legal malpractice.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Appeals Court Got It Right on Self-Representation for Legal Mal Defendants

We remain concerned about endeavors to call attorneys from adverse firms as trial witnesses when not "necessary."
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