In the Boardroom With Resnick and Fuller - Episode 3
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The Sanity of Bank Directors
The Insider Trading Cartoon Series, Vol. 13 -- The Barry Switzer Story
Internal Investigations: The Impact of the Yates Memo, the FCPA Unit Pilot Program and Recent Legal Decisions
Variables Affecting Medical PL Settlement Values
Prior & Pending Litigation
Homebuilder Series Webinar: Fiduciary Duties & Auditor Liability
Claims: Government Investigations, Enforcement and Triggering Insurance Coverage Under D and O Insurance
Folks buy insurance to minimize loss in the event of occurrences that may cause injury to individuals or property. I would venture to say that most of the time, insureds do not read their policies and do not know the precise...more
A recent ruling from the High Court of Justice (a trial level court) in London, highlights the serious consequences of professional negligence in insurance broking and clarifies how “other insurance” clauses interact with one...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
An attorney cannot be liable for failing act outside the scope of the retainer agreement. Kohler v. Polsky, 219 AD3d 821, 822 (2d Dept 2023) - The plaintiff had retained the defendant-attorney for representation in a workers’...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
Duty, breach and damage are the three essential elements of a claim in contract or tort. Demonstrating breach of a duty is insufficient on its own to found liability. A claimant must demonstrate that the breach is the cause...more
In Seitz v. Marcum LLP, 2024 N.Y. Slip Op. 51141(U) (Sup. Ct., N.Y. County Aug. 30, 2024) (here), Justice Robert R. Reed of the New York County Commercial Division addressed the doctrine of in pari delicto, which “bars a...more
Although a construction manager’s scheduling and liaison responsibilities do not require specialized training, such tasks may be sufficiently related to the actor’s other roles to be excluded from coverage under a liability...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
Reprinted with permission from the Pennsylvania CPA Journal, a publication of the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants. CPAs provide services in an environment that is susceptible to litigation, as they...more
The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, applying North Dakota law, has held that a lawyers professional liability policy did not provide coverage for a legal malpractice lawsuit where the insured knew or...more