The Illinois Supreme Court held that hiring new counsel and incurring legal fees did not, by itself, trigger the two-year statute of limitations to file a legal malpractice action (735 ILCS 5/13-214.3(b)) because plaintiffs...more
An Illinois appellate court held that plaintiffs' malpractice action was time-barred because plaintiffs knew, or reasonably should have known, of their wrongfully caused damages more than two years before they filed. The...more
Scot Vandenberg v. RQM, LLC, 2020 IL App (1st) 190544 -
Brief Summary -
An Illinois appellate court affirmed the adjudication of a firm's attorney's liens down to zero, where the discharged firm failed to provide any...more
8/6/2020
/ Appeals ,
Attorney Malpractice ,
Attorney Misconduct ,
Attorney Representation Agreements ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Breach of Duty ,
Contingency Fees ,
Discharge Letters ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Litigation Fees & Costs ,
Quantum Meruit ,
Settlement
Hance v. Super Stores Industries, 2020 Cal. App. LEXIS 60 (Cal. App. Ct. Jan. 23, 2020) -
A pair of plaintiffs' class action attorneys, who were seeking court approval of a settlement agreement in their case, had a...more
McCarthy v. Taylor, 2019 IL 123622 -
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In a case of first impression, the Illinois Supreme Court held that a court is authorized under Illinois Supreme Court Rule 137(a) to impose sanctions in the form of...more
Whether the trial court erred in the underlying litigation is always an important part of the proximate (or "but for") causation analysis. Stanfield v. Neubaum, 2016 WL 3536865 (Tex. June 24, 2016) is yet another case that...more
Naughton v. Pfaff, 2016 IL.App (2nd) 150360 -
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A referring attorney sought to recover under an oral fee-sharing agreement with another attorney, alleging that their agreement constituted a joint...more
Plaintiff sued a co-defendant's lawyer for allegedly emailing her and obtaining privileged information to be used to defend against plaintiff's alleged claims. The appellate court affirmed the dismissal of plaintiff's claims...more