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New Jersey Revises Jury Charge on Proximate Cause in Legal Malpractice

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A recent update to New Jersey’s Model Civil Jury Charges marks a significant development in legal malpractice law—and directly reflects the work of attorneys in our Mount Laurel, New Jersey office, Jack Slimm and Jeremy...more

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Business Court Finds that Alleged Lack of Diligence by Law Firm Had No Impact on Large Trial Court Loss

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Facing a $12.8 million judgment, a plaintiff sought recourse in a legal malpractice claim against his trial counsel for its alleged role in that unhappy result. But his undoing was the Business Court’s focus on whether he...more

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Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Legal Malpractice Action For Lack of Proximate Cause

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UFT Commercial Finance, LLC v. Fisher, No. 20-2012 (7th Cir., March 23, 2021) - Brief Summary - The Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a legal malpractice action filed by UFT Commercial Finance, LLC against the...more

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