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Month: November 2013

Corporate Counsel Conflict

What happens when an in-house tries to play both sides?The Perils of In-House Counsel Simultaneously Representing Company and Employee11/6/2013 by Jeff Lewis http://www.jdsupra.com/In Yanez v. Plummer (Nov. 5, 2013, C07026), the Third Appellate District issued an...

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Missing A Critical Statute of LImitations

What happens when a family hires a law firm to sue a physician for medical malpractice only to have the law firm miss a critical filing deadline?Attorney reaches settlement in Putnam malpractice case stemming from a missed deadlineNovember 18, 2013, By Kyla...

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Tax Schemes and Legal Malpractice

Will an attorney who created tax evasion strategies for his wealthy clients, also be liable for legal malpractice by providing to his clients a scheme that broke the law? Federal court files injunction against Chicago attorneyProsecutors allege Gary J. Stern...

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Corporate Counsel Conflict

In double representation no disclosure, no waiver obtained lead to charges of malpractice, fraud and breach of fiduciary duty.The Perils of In-House Counsel Simultaneously Representing Company and Employee11/6/2013 by Jeff Lewis http://www.jdsupra.com/In Yanez v....

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Legal Malpractice Claim Could Reach $10 million

What happens to a client when an attorney says he's filed a claim and reached a settlement when in fact the case hasn't been filed and there hasn't been any settlement?Client's lawsuit claims Fahy, former Bergen prosecutor, misled her about legal actionNovember...

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Lawyers Sued For Mismanaging A Contract

If a company misses an opportunity to collect money it was contractually owed, should that company sue it’s contract lawyers for malpractice?New Jersey construction company files legal malpractice claim against suburban its Philadelphia law firmOctober 29, 2013...

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He actually persuaded me not to settle because he believed that we had a great case. So we took the case to trial and he fought like crazy for me. And we won! It was a really good experience —well, as much as it can be for a lawsuit — and I’m very happy I went with them. I’ve been really blessed to have him as my attorney, so I recommend him whenever I can.”

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He actually persuaded me not to settle because he believed that we had a great case. So we took the case to trial and he fought like crazy for me. And we won! It was a really good experience —well, as much as it can be for a lawsuit — and I’m very happy I went with them. I’ve been really blessed to have him as my attorney, so I recommend him whenever I can.”

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