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….
DLA Piper, one of the world’s largest law firms, is once again embroiled in a legal malpractice case seeking $180 million in damages. The complication follows a recent Second Circuit decision that vacated a lower court’s dismissal of the lawsuit filed by Chinese software company Link Motion. The original federal complaint was dismissed by Judge…
DLA Piper LLP will face a legal malpractice suit in New York State Court after a ruling by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals. Initially, the case was removed to federal court, where it was dismissed on the grounds that it was untimely. However, the appeals court determined that the federal district court did not…
Texas is on the verge of opening a new business court, designed to streamline the management of complex commercial litigation. Although details regarding the court’s operations still remain to be fully outlined, the structure enforced by the Texas legislature along with its mandate provide insight into the purpose and potential impact of this new legal…
A Houston attorney and his former office manager have been indicted by a federal grand jury over allegations that they defrauded clients by skimming almost $2.4 million from settlement proceeds, according to a recent report from Law360. These indicted individuals are suspected of diverting these funds for personal use, including on private schools and Ferraris,…
Amidst the generative AI buzz, it’s clear that adoption by the legal industry has been relatively slow. Reports suggest that only approximately 15 percent of Biglaw has harnessed AI technology, with lawyers outside of the progressive tech sphere expressing concern that it could potentially become a catalyst for legal malpractice rather than a key 21st-century…
In the US, recent developments have seen a significant change in the firearms industry as the Federal government aims to close the ‘gun show loophole.’ This measure will require background checks on gun sales to be compulsory, a move that is expected to be challenged in the Fifth Circuit. Reuters provides more information on this…