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Goldberg Segalla

New Jersey Attorney Cleared of Alleged Malpractice

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The New Jersey Superior Court, Law Division, in Bergen County, granted a motion for summary judgment in a legal malpractice case against a New Jersey attorney defended by Goldberg Segalla. Goldberg Segalla’s client was the...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Appellate Division Affirms Summary Judgment Dismissal Of Legal Malpractice Claim

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The Appellate Division, First Department recently affirmed a trial court’s decision granting summary judgment in favor of the defendant law firm, holding that the plaintiff could not prove the proximate cause element of its...more

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Wisconsin Appellate Court Refines Actual Innocence Rule in Claims Against Criminal Defense Counsel

A Wisconsin appellate court held that to pursue a legal malpractice claim against a criminal defense attorney, the former client only has to show actual innocence to some, not all, of the charges for which he or she was...more

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Finds No Exceptions to Actual Innocence Rule

Skindzelewski v. Smith, 2020 WI 57 (June 18, 2020) - Brief Summary - A Wisconsin plaintiff's legal malpractice action against his former criminal defense attorney was shot down by the Wisconsin Supreme Court because he...more

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When Does a Claim for Legal Malpractice Accrue in the Litigation Context

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The long understood rule of law in Florida is that a cause of action for legal malpractice accrues in the litigation context when the litigation is concluded by a final judgment, and the final judgment becomes final when the...more

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