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In Smith Jadin Johnson PLLC v. Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co., the Minnesota Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s decision that required Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Insurance Co. to defend a legal malpractice claim...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
An Illinois appellate court held that: (1) plaintiffs' motion to amend their complaint was properly denied where the six-year statute of repose (735 ILCS 5/13-214.3(c)) barred the proposed amended claims based (in part) on...more
An Illinois appellate court held that plaintiffs' legal malpractice claim, which accrued as soon as his business partners learned of their wrongfully caused injuries, was barred by the two-year statute of limitations. ...more
Flintlock Constr. Servs, LLC v. Rubin, Fiorella & Friedman, LLP, 2020 NY Slip Op 06711 (App. Div.). Brief Summary - After plaintiff's initial legal malpractice action was dismissed as premature because the underlying...more
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