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Polsinelli Podcast - Avoiding Professional Liability
Key Points: While legal malpractice actions can be brought as a negligence or contract claim, the gist of the action doctrine serves to limit those instances....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
That’s the question on the minds of many in the legal malpractice community after a noteworthy decision in Pennsylvania. It’s probably reasonable to assume — at least from the defense standpoint — that the success rate of a...more
It’s probably reasonable to assume — at least from the defense standpoint — that the success rate of a statute of limitations (SOL) defense to a legal malpractice claim is virtually zero. This may be more so in some...more
Davis, et. al. v. Hayes Hofler, P.A., 2024 N.C. App. LEXIS 11 (Ct. App. January 2, 2024) - Brief Summary - The North Carolina Court of Appeals aligned itself with the minority view by holding that the continuous...more
Brief Summary - The Georgia Court of Appeals held that the continuous representation rule does not apply to legal malpractice actions. Thus, plaintiff's claims against his attorneys based on their alleged negligence in...more