A very serious brain injury, possibly overlooked or misdiagnosed as less serious, results in a very serious lawsuit for New York Commission.Attorney for brain-damaged boxer Magomed Abdusalamov files negligence suit against New York State Athletic CommissionThe report...
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Month: March 2014
More Enforcement Against Individuals Engaging in Misconduct and Fraud in the Mortgage Industry
Will there be an increase in lawsuits brought against individuals who worked in the mortgage industry during the housing bubble and not just against the major corporate finance and banking brands? Financial services regulator urges more enforcement against...
New Potential Conflict Of Interest For California Attorneys
In California businesses in-house counsel must now navigate between open disclosure and attorney client privilege.California expands protections for employee whistleblowersMarch 18 2014. Margaret H. Campbell and Jesse C. Ferrantella, Ogletree Deakins,...
Investment Firm Breach Of Fiduciary Duty
When an investment firm quietly has an interest in both the selling of a company and the buy-side financing there seems to be an obvious conflict of interest.Investment Banker Held Liable For Aiding And Abetting Buyout Target Board's Breach Of Fiduciary DutyMarch 26...
Candidate Sues Attorney For Missed Deadline Filing
A candidate for a Chicago area political office hires an attorney to ensure that all political candidate forms are completed properly and her attorney makes a critical error. Would-be 40th District candidate dropped from ballot suing law firm Mar 19, 2014. Chicago...
Highly Public Legal Malpractice Case Focuses On Reliance On Counsel
Can the plaintiff's alleged reliance on counsel hold up as the central position in this highly public legal malpractice case?Five convicted Bell leaders sue former city attorneyMar 08, 2014. From AP via sify.com.f Bell are suing their former city...
Legal Malpractice Re Possible Settlement
In hindsight, is it legal malpractice not to properly advise a client regarding a settlement offer?Rebuffed Deals Support Legal Malpractice ClaimMarch 7, 2014. By Ryan Abbott for Courthouse News. courthousenews.comWASHINGTON (CN) - A woman whose son police shot...
Class Action Can Sue Twice?
In an unusual case in Illinois, a class is enabled to sue a second time, individually, after the class action was settled.A settlement that gave plaintiffs a second bite at the appleFebruary 20 2014, by Ronald F. Wick / Cozen O'Connor,...
Can An Individual Qualify As Whistleblower Without Reporting To TheSEC?
In a pending amicus brief the SEC argues that an individual can more easily qualify as a whistleblower. SEC Claims "Whistleblowers" Don't Have to Report to SEC March 3 2014. By Day Pitney LLP on lexology.com. amicus brief in Meng-Lin Liu v. Siemens AG, which is...