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The Minnesota Court of Appeals has held that a malpractice claim was “deemed made” against an insured law firm when it received from its former client’s new counsel a letter directing the law firm to preserve records related...more
Wire transfer fraud is on the rise, and attorneys are increasingly becoming prime targets for cybercriminals. With billions lost annually to fraudulent transactions, legal professionals who fail to implement robust...more
John H. Fisher and his P.C. represented a client in a medical malpractice action filed on February 15, 2019, alleging that the defendant medical providers failed to provide proper prenatal care to the client, causing the...more
In a win for Wiley’s client, a New York intermediate appellate court, applying New York law, has affirmed that no coverage is available for a legal malpractice lawsuit because the “claim” was first made before the policy’s...more
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
As the calendar turns to 2025, a look back at the Pennsylvania appellate dockets shows a number of impactful legal malpractice decisions, including one that was recently reargued en banc with significant ramifications for law...more
Second Circuit Holds That Malpractice Insurer Has No Duty to Defend or to Indemnify Lawyer Because Of Business Enterprise Exclusion- Associated Industries Insurance Company sued its insureds, a lawyer, and his former law...more
Directors and officers (D&O) and errors and omissions (E&O) policies often contain “capacity” limitations, which restrict coverage to claims against the insured alleging acts undertaken by the insured in his or her insured...more
Brief Summary - The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois held that a law firm representing the administrator in estate proceedings did not owe a duty to a beneficiary of the estate, and the...more
Do you have plans for March 7-9? Join us at Hinshaw's 22nd Annual Legal Malpractice & Risk Management Conference (LMRM) at The Ritz-Carlton Chicago. Register by January 27 to take advantage of the Early Bird Discount. Join...more
The United States District Court for the Northern District of California, applying California law, has held that the claims made against an insured law firm and its attorneys arising out of their representation of three...more
Long-standing Florida law recognized only two limited exceptions to the general rule prohibiting a third party from pursuing a legal malpractice claim against an attorney who was not in privity with the third party – a will...more
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
The Missouri Court of Appeals, applying Missouri law, has held that multiple acts of negligence committed by a lawyer while representing a married couple in a lawsuit are related acts or omissions constituting a single claim...more
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, applying Pennsylvania law, has held that an insurer is estopped from denying coverage for a legal malpractice action after defending the action for over a year...more
The Hypothetical Facts - Take the following hypothetical: A California company is sued in the Los Angeles Superior Court for personal injuries suffered by the driver of a vehicle that was injured in a crash involving the...more