Jarvis v. Jarvis, No. H044930, 2019 Cal. App. LEXIS 224 (Ct. App. Mar. 19, 2019) -
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A general partner has standing to seek disqualification of an attorney who was being paid and directed by the other...more
Falk Pharma GMBH v. Generico, LLC, Nos. 2017-2312, 2017-2636, 2018-1320, 2018-2097, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 4859 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 8, 2019) -
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled that a...more
In re: The Paternity of B.J.M.: Miller v. Carroll, Appeal No. 2017AP2132 (Wisc. App. Ct., February 20, 2019) -
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The Wisconsin Court of Appeals has held that the establishment of an undisclosed Facebook...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
Illinois' First District Appellate Court held that the five-year statute of repose and two-year statute of limitations governing claims against accountants barred plaintiffs' malpractice claims against their longtime...more
SkyBell Technologies, Inc. v. Ring, Inc., No. 18-cv-14 (C.D. Cal Sept. 18, 2018) -
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Law Firm bid on the representation of the plaintiff, Sky Bell Technologies ("Plaintiff"), prior to the filing of...more
Reynolds v. Henderson & Lyman, No. 17-1999, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 25850 (7th Cir. Sep. 12, 2018) -
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The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the grant of summary judgment to defendant law firm on the...more
Knutson v. Foster, 25 Cal. App. 5th 1075, 1077 (Aug. 8, 2018) -
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A competitive swimmer was successful in reinstating a jury verdict against her lawyer for fraudulent concealment and intentional breach of...more
New York City Bar Association, Professional Ethics Committee, Formal Opinion 2018-5: Litigation Funders' Contingent Interest in Legal Fees (July 30, 2018) -
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Litigation funders extend financing to lawyers...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
Sere v. Trapeni, Jr., et al., 2018 Va. Unpub. LEXIS 17 (Va. Supreme Court July 26, 2018) -
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Plaintiff asserted her attorney's alleged breach of duty—e.g., improperly naming the defendant in the original...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
Owens v. Katherine L. Corrigan & Klc, 2018 Fla. App. LEXIS 9174 (Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District, 6/27/18; Not final until disposition of any motion for rehearing.)...more
Sentry Select Insurance Company v. Maybank Law Firm, LLC, et al., (May 30, 2018)
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The South Carolina Supreme Court, in response to questions from the District Court, ruled that an insurance company may...more
Illinois State Bar Association Mutual Insurance Company v. Leighton Legal Group, LLC, 2018 IL App (4th) 170548 (May 22, 2018)
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Plaintiff, a professional liability insurer, filed a declaratory judgment...more
Youngkin v Hines, No. 16–0935 (Tx, 2018) -
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The Texas Supreme Court considered whether the Texas Citizens Participation Act ("TCPA" or the "Act") entitled an attorney to the dismissal of claims brought by...more
Prospect Funding Holdings, LLC v. Saulter, 2018 IL App (1st) 171277 (March 13, 2018) (Court opinion corrected 3/20/18)
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An Illinois appellate court recently ruled against a litigation funding company...more
Brook, as Trustee of the David North II Trust, successor to the assets of Cortina Financial, Inc. v. McCormley, et al., No. 16-4255 (7th Cir. 2017)
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The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's...more
Starwood Management, LLC by and through Norma Gonzalez v. Don Swaim and Rose Walker, LLP, Texas Supreme Court Number 16-0431 (September 29, 2017) -
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The Texas Supreme Court overturned the trial court and...more
Lynn v. George (2017) 2017 Cal. App. LEXIS 817 -
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The California Court of Appeal for the Fourth District held in an action arising from an alleged partnership for buying and selling real property that...more