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Marshall Dennehey

Legal Updates for Lawyers’ Professional Liability - Case Law Update

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The Court of Appeals of New York answers the question of whether a plaintiff may bring a claim under Judiciary Law § 487 in a plenary action. Urias v. Daniel P. Buttafuoco & Assoc., PLLC, 41 NY3d 560, 563 (2024)....more

Rumberger | Kirk

Failure To Warn: Fourth DCA Invalidates Entire Arbitration Provision For Failure To Satisfy Fee Dispute Rule

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In Owens v. Corrigan, the Fourth District Court of Appeal held that an arbitration provision in the parties’ retainer agreement was unenforceable under the Fee Arbitration Rule of the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar. ...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

A Critical Law Firm Risk Management Story: Confirming The Client's Plan To Perform Tasks On Its Own

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A recent decision by the New York State Appellate Court highlights why a law firm should precisely identify in its written engagement agreement what tasks the client should and should not expect the firm will perform. Genesis...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Second Circuit Defers Allegations of Attorney Relationship With Client’s Mother

On June 5, 2017, in an opinion with facts that even the Court seemed to recognize read like the script for a straight-to-video movie, the Second Circuit (Jacobs, Sack, Carney) declined to overturn a defendant’s conviction and...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP

Melissa Anderson v. Thomas Aul, 2015WI 19 25 (February 25, 2015)

In a significant decision the Wisconsin Supreme Court has held that claims-made-and-reported requirements in claims made policies should be enforced as written. An insured's failure to report a claim during the time required...more

Cozen O'Connor

Is Honesty Always the Best Policy? Illinois Appellate Court Holds Attorney’s Ethical Obligations Trump Professional Liability...

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In a case of first impression, the Illinois Appellate Court considered whether a professional liability insurer can deny a defense to its insured, an attorney who admits he erred in providing legal services. Ill. State Bar...more

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