A Texas-based insurance company has filed a legal malpractice claim against the law firm Hinshaw & Culbertson, seeking to recover an $11 million jury award from a personal injury case. According to claims from the insurance company, the firm allegedly failed to provide adequate guidance regarding Proposition 51, along with the significant joint and several…
The Texas Supreme Court has mandated a third trial in a legal malpractice suit entangled with the bankruptcy of a brokerage firm, following a problematic deal gone awry with a con artist. This decision necessitates re-evaluating a previous judgment which awarded Dallas-area brokerage Henry S. Miller Commercial Co. $7 million in damages. The announcement to…
BakerHostetler has succeeded in dismissing the majority of claims brought against it in a lawsuit accusing the firm of aiding in an insurance fraud scheme. However, it is still facing allegations under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, commonly known as RICO. These claims were deemed sufficient to proceed in court, despite the firm’s…
Offit Kurman Legal Mal Suit Summary Judgment In a significant development for legal professionals navigating complex malpractice disputes, Offit Kurman has successfully obtained summary judgment in a long-running malpractice case that stemmed from bankruptcy issues. Judge James Crumlish III, presiding over the matter, stated that the plaintiff’s assertions were overly simplistic and failed to adequately…
In a recent session, the Texas Supreme Court justices conveyed indications that they may uphold a controversial bankruptcy court decision involving a significant legal malpractice judgment. This decision became central to the debates surrounding a botched real estate transaction that led a brokerage firm into financial distress. The case revolves around a $20 million legal…
In a notable development, an elite U.S. plaintiffs firm has joined a long-running legal malpractice lawsuit against Baker McKenzie. The suit, initiated by London-based investment firm Lehram Capital, alleges that the prominent international law firm had connections to a Russian criminal group. Lehram Capital originally engaged Baker McKenzie to handle cross-continent legal work related to…
Latham & Watkins has successfully secured the dismissal of a legal malpractice suit against a company and its General Counsel (GC), who were alleged to have failed in their advisory duties to a former treasurer. The plaintiff claimed the defendants neglected to provide an Upjohn warning—a significant procedure when a company’s and an individual officer’s…
Cooley LLP and several of its attorneys are facing a legal malpractice and fraud lawsuit, as disclosed in a recent filing in a New Jersey federal court. The lawsuit arises from allegations made by Jason Gould and Gould Ventures LLC, who claim they were misled into investing in Carbon IQ and that Gould became a…
The Illinois Supreme Court has recently decided to deny without explanation Baker McKenzie’s appeal to overturn a previous ruling regarding a legal malpractice case associated with its former Russian office. The lower court’s determination requires Baker McKenzie to address a U.S. lawsuit on this matter. This development adds a significant layer of complexity for the…
The Illinois Supreme Court has denied Baker McKenzie’s request to consider an appeal regarding a lower-court ruling. The global law firm sought to move a legal malpractice lawsuit out of Illinois, arguing that the case lacked a significant connection to the state. Bloomberg Law reports that the lawsuit was filed by Lehram Capital Investments Ltd….
A federal judge has ruled that BlueRadios, a Colorado technology company, cannot proceed with its legal-malpractice lawsuit against the Boston law firm Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, determining the allegations to be time-barred. BlueRadios accused the firm of legal malpractice, fraudulent concealment, breach of fiduciary duty, and aiding and abetting in relation to the misappropriation…
A New York jury has ordered attorney Kenneth Doktor to pay approximately $26 million in a legal malpractice case. The decision comes amidst allegations that Doktor convinced an elderly client, who was suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, to sell him a valuable parcel of land despite the client’s diminished mental capacity. The client, whose identity remains…
A recent ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit has determined that a Markel Group Inc. insurance unit is not obligated to cover a judgment against Massachusetts attorney Peter Clark, who was sued for legal malpractice. The court upheld a lower court’s decision, with Judge William J. Kayatta Jr. writing that…
The Idaho Supreme Court convened on Monday to deliberate on the potential revival of a legal malpractice case involving plaintiffs Julene and William Dodd. Central to the proceedings is the question of whether the plaintiffs’ expert witness, Dr. Fred Simon, possessed the requisite qualifications to testify on standard-of-care issues pertinent to the initial medical malpractice…
In a newly filed legal malpractice suit, a blockchain entrepreneur and attorney is seeking at least $100 million in damages from Covington, alleging that ill-advised decisions by the firm’s partners exacerbated a prolonged federal extortion case. According to the claim, the attorneys at Covington recommended against presenting “clearly exculpatory evidence” to prosecutors, a decision that…
Covington & Burling LLP is facing a significant legal challenge as the firm has been sued for malpractice to the tune of $100 million. The lawsuit was filed by Steven Nerayoff, a prominent cryptocurrency consultant and founder of the blockchain company Alchemist. Nerayoff alleges that Covington’s white-collar defense attorney, Alan Vinegrad, misguided him during a…
In a significant legal development, cryptocurrency inventor Steven Nerayoff has filed a $100 million legal malpractice suit against Covington & Burling LLP. The lawsuit alleges that Alan Vinegrad, a partner at the firm, provided faulty legal advice by instructing Nerayoff not to share potentially exculpatory information with prosecutors. A spokesperson for Covington unequivocally stated that…
A legal malpractice case brought by the estate of Yael Botvin, who was killed by Hamas suicide bombers in 1997, has been remanded back to federal district court by a federal appeals court. The decision came after the DC Circuit reversed the dismissal of the case, emphasizing that the district court judge required “too much…
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP and one of its former attorneys are facing a lawsuit in a California federal court. The suit alleges negligence in their representation of a consulting business and its president during a 2018 arbitration. The plaintiffs claim that the firm’s alleged mishandling of the arbitration proceedings has resulted in damages amounting…
Cooley LLP, a prominent Am Law 100 firm, is currently facing a legal malpractice lawsuit in Miami. The suit claims that the firm’s attorneys were not licensed in Florida while rendering services. The case revolves around Cooley’s role in drafting a loan agreement between two life sciences companies. Allegedly, Cooley failed to file all the…
The Fifth Circuit scrapped a legal malpractice settlement in a consolidated lawsuit alleging attorneys were negligent in representing plaintiffs seeking compensation following the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The panel found that the terms of the settlement were not mutually agreed upon. For more details on this development, the original article is available on Law360.
A federal district court improperly rubber-stamped a legal malpractice settlement offer stemming from litigation over the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. In an unpublished opinion issued Tuesday, the appellate court sided with a law firm representing the Deepwater Horizon Economic Claim Program. The firm argued that the…
Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, a Pennsylvania-based Am Law 200 firm, is facing a third legal malpractice lawsuit in four years. This latest action, brought in Monmouth County Superior Court, alleges legal malpractice, conversion, and breach of fiduciary duty, among other claims. The lawsuit was filed by Keyport Towers & Marina over alleged unlawful distributions…
A legal malpractice lawsuit filed by a plaintiff against her attorney has been dropped after the Colorado Supreme Court determined that the original personal injury claim was filed beyond the statute of limitations. The woman’s legal action cited negligence on the part of her lawyer in a personal injury case. However, the state’s highest court…
National personal injury firm Morgan & Morgan is facing a class action lawsuit in Georgia for allegedly failing to register to do business in the state before collecting fees in numerous cases. One case involves a sheriff’s deputy who was severely injured in a rear-end collision and reportedly received substandard legal advice from the firm….