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
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
Menzies v. Seyfarth Shaw LLP, No. 18-3232, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 33701 (7th Cir. Nov. 12, 2019) -
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In a 2-1 decision, the Seventh Circuit held that the district court properly dismissed an executive's RICO...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
Sprengel v. Zbylut, California Second Appellate District Case No. B282129 (September 10, 2019) -
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A California appellate court recently extended the application of a longstanding "totality of 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
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
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
Fifth Third Mortgage Co. v. Kaufman, No. 18-3295 (7th Cir. Aug. 9, 2019) -
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The Seventh Circuit affirmed a ruling that an attorney was personally liable for aiding and abetting a mortgage fraud scheme....more
Monster Energy Co. v. Schechter, et al., California Sp. Ct., Case No. S251392 (July 11, 2019) -
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The California Supreme Court ruled that where an attorney signs a settlement contract under the notation:...more
Maslowski v. Prospect Funding Partners LLC, 2019 BL 25346, Minn. Ct. App., No. A18-1906 (July 8, 2019) -
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A Minnesota appellate court upheld a trial court's conclusion that a litigation-funding agreement...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
Douglas W. Richardson, et al. v. Southern California Edison Co., et al., Case No. JCCP 5000/19STCV10357 (Superior Ct. L.A. County May 31, 2019) -
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Upon motion by the defendant, Southern California Edison...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
Milligan v. Salamone, 1:18-CV-327-RP (W.D. Tex. Mar. 14, 2019) -
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The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas recently upheld the bankruptcy court's order dismissing plaintiff's negligence...more
California State Bar Formal Opinion No. 2019-197 -
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The California Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct (the "Committee") recently issued a formal opinion about what ethical...more
Troice v. Greenberg Traurig, L.L.P., No. 17-11464 (4/17/19 5th Cir. 2019) -
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The Fifth Circuit recently declined to recognize exceptions to the general rule of attorney immunity to non-clients for (1)...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
EQT Production Company v. Dale Phillips, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 9229 (6th Cir. 2019) -
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The Sixth Circuit became the latest court to affirm the idea that expert witness testimony is generally required to...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