R.M. v. Dennis, Jackson, Martin & Fontela, P.A., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 68115
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Utah's federal district court granted a motion to dismiss filed by a Florida-based law firm and its associate (collectively...more
4/25/2020
/ Attorney Malpractice ,
Breach of Duty ,
Due Process ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
General Jurisdiction ,
Minimum Contacts ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Professional Negligence ,
Specific Jurisdiction ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction
Signal Fin. Holdings, Ltd. Liab. Co. v. Looking Glass Fin., Ltd. Liab. Co., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 206857 (N.D. Ill., Judge Joan H. Lefkow, 12/2/19)
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A federal district court in Illinois granted defendants'...more
Bethel v. Quilling, Selander, Lownds, Winslett & Moser, P.C., (Feb. 21, 2020, No. 18-0595) 2020 Tex. LEXIS 139 -
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The Texas Supreme Court held that a claim over an attorney's alleged destruction of evidence...more
3/4/2020
/ Affirmative Defenses ,
Appeals ,
Attorney Malpractice ,
Client Representation ,
Conversion ,
Destruction of Evidence ,
Dismissals ,
Fraud ,
Immunity ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Reaffirmation ,
State Law Tort Claims ,
Trespass to Chattel ,
TX Supreme Court
Zander v. Carlson, 2019 IL App (1st) 181868, November 21, 2019 -
Union-appointed lawyers are immune from malpractice lawsuits filed by formerly represented union members, an Illinois appeals court has affirmed. The First...more
2/25/2020
/ Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
Attorney Malpractice ,
Client Representation ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Dismissals ,
Exclusive Jurisdiction ,
Immunity ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Personal Liability ,
Unions
In consolidated appeals, a New Jersey appellate court affirmed the trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants in a legal malpractice action, finding the law firm had only represented the company (a limited...more
Cahn v. Word, 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 193 (10th Cir. Jan. 6, 2020) -
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held that the four year statute of limitations applicable to legal malpractice actions in...more
Drendall Law Office, P.C. v. Mundia, No. 19A-PL-582, 2019 Ind. App. LEXIS 523 (Ct. App. Dec. 2, 2019) -
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The Court of Appeals in Indiana overturned a malpractice jury verdict of $312,000 in favor of a...more
Wykowski v. Chimienti, No. B293271, 2019 Cal. App. Unpub. LEXIS 7168, at *1 (Oct. 28, 2019) -
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A California appellate court has cleared the way for a tax attorney named Henry Wykowski to pursue malicious...more
Sharon v. Porter, California Fourth Appellate District Case No. G056706 (September 18, 2019) -
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The Sharon case is a cautionary tale that absent a tolling agreement or continued representation, the...more
Edward Shrock, et. al. v. Ungaretti & Harris, Ltd., et. al., 2019 IL App (1st) 181698 -
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The First District Appellate Court in Illinois upheld the dismissal of a legal malpractice action brought by a...more
American Inter-Fidelity Exchange v. Hope, et. al., (N.D. Illinois 17 C 7934) -
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A federal district court in Illinois held that defendants, who were sued for malpractice after a default judgment was...more
Bush v. Eichholz et al., A19A1388 (Ga. Ct. App. Aug. 16, 2019) -
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A personal injury client brought suit against its former law firm for legal malpractice. Because the client terminated the representation...more
D'Elia v. Law, 2019 N.J.Super.Unpub.LEXIS 1235 (N.J. App. Div. May 30, 2019) -
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An attorney who failed to file a demand for arbitration on behalf of a client within the applicable statute of limitations...more
Picciolo v. Rittley, 2019 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1116 -
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The New Jersey Appellate Division affirmed summary judgment for defendants in a legal malpractice action where plaintiff failed to prove actual...more
Pence v. Slate, et al., 2018AP652 -
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One month after the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued its decision in MacLeish v. Boadman & Clark, LLP, 381 Wis. 2d 471 (2019)—a decision discussed in our previous...more
MacLeish v. Boardman & Clark LLP, 381 Wis. 2d 471 (2019) -
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The children and beneficiaries of a father's will sued the attorneys who had administered their father's estate, arguing the attorneys were...more
Power Control Devices, Inc. v. Lerner, 2019 Kan. App. LEXIS 5 (Ct. App. Jan. 25, 2019) -
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An attorney's statements in the course of representing a client are not admissions and cannot be used as such...more
Arch Ins. Co. v. Kubicki Draper, LLP, 2019 Fla. App. LEXIS 886 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. Jan. 23, 2019) -
The Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal held that an insurer does not have standing to sue defense counsel for legal...more
LeHouillier v. Gallegos, 2019 Colo LEXIS 89 (Jan. 28, 2019) -
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The Colorado Supreme Court concluded that the plaintiff in a legal malpractice case must bear the burden of proving "collectibility" as part...more
Ironshore Europe DAC v. Schiff Hardin, LLP, No. 18-40101 (5th Cir. 2019) -
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Plaintiff, an excess insurer, filed suit against a law firm for negligent representation arising out of the firm's alleged...more
Northern League v. Gozdecki, Del Guidice, Americus & Farkas, LLP, 2018 IL App (1st) 172407 -
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Plaintiff sued its former lawyers for legal malpractice due to their alleged failure to include an exit fee...more
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Illinois' First District Appellate Court affirmed a grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendant-attorney, finding that the speculative damages ruling in the prior "malpractice" case filed by the...more
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In a case of first impression for Utah's highest court, the court vacated a jury award of non-economic damages for emotional distress allegedly sustained by plaintiff as a result of the alleged malpractice....more
Perreault v. AIS Affinity Ins. Agency of New England, Inc., 2018 Mass.App. LEXIS 99 (Ma.App.Ct. Aug. 2, 2018)
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As part of the settlement of a malpractice action against an attorney, he assigned any claims...more
Landmark Worldwide, LLC. v. Seyfarth Shaw, LLP, Case No. BC635695, Cal. Super. June 29, 2018 -
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A Los Angeles jury rejected plaintiff's claim that the defendant law firm committed malpractice by not...more