In a notable development in malpractice litigation, a malpractice lawsuit against an Ohio attorney and their firm has been reinstated, concerning representation in a child custody case. The lawsuit, brought forward by former clients of the attorney claims that their loss was directly connected to the conduct of the attorney. According to the allegations in…
In a pivotal instance of assessing the boundaries of the statute of repose in a legal malpractice claim, Comprehensive Marketing, Inc. (“plaintiff”) brought forth a lawsuit against former attorneys (collectively, the “defendants”). The grounds for this action were based on what the plaintiff asserts to be malpractice, specifically related to legal guidance provided by their…
In a recent ruling, the Virginia Court of Appeals has given the green light for a pro se defendant’s legal malpractice suit against his own defense attorney. Mark O’Hara Wright has spent almost a decade in prison for alleged theft of deli sandwiches and two cases of beer from a grocery store, a sentence that’s…
In a recent Texas federal court decision, a local law firm’s request for a new trial in its dispute over the indemnification of a $2.75 million legal malpractice settlement was summarily rejected. The jury found in favor of New York Marine & General Insurance Co., with the court affirming that the decision was not against…
Perhaps nowhere else in legal practice does the emphasis on instantaneous decision making become more pronounced than in trial work. This real-time decision-making process often comes under scrutiny when the outcome turns out to be less desirable than anticipated, leading to legal malpractice claims launched by dissatisfied clients who tend to second guess the judgment…
A recent legal malpractice suit alleges that Jackson Lewis cost its client nearly $1M due to an alleged failure to produce key evidence.As reported by Law.com, this case draws attention to professional negligence within the legal field, focusing specifically on transactional work and its consequential impacts. In the vast scope of legal practice, the significance…
In recent allegations of legal malpractice, a law firm has been accused of missing a critical filing deadline. The core of the issue pertains to a misunderstanding around extensions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The complaint was originally surfaced by Law.com Radar. The pandemic crisis put many judicial processes on hold, with many courts granting…
A recent ruling by a federal judge in West Virginia shines a light on the nuances of legal timelines, particularly when they intersect with non-business days. The decision rejects an attorney’s motion to dismiss a legal malpractice suit on the grounds that it was filed out-of-time, affirming instead that the weekend did not count toward…
In a recent ruling, a West Virginia Supreme Court has affirmed a circuit court’s order that dismissed a legal malpractice complaint. The plaintiff claimed their lawyer, Ryan J. Flanigan of Flanigan Law Office, failed to have the blood test results from a DUI stop admitted as evidence. The decision was a split one, demonstrating a…
The Third Circuit has declared its decision to not revive parts of the legal malpractice lawsuits aimed at Polsinelli PC by an online pharmacy. The court found that the law firm’s act of delegating substantial portions of the pharmacy and its former CEO’s defense to co-counsel at WilmerHale did not constitute a violation of the…
The legal industry is rife with nuances that often govern the course and outcome of cases, and an erudite understanding of these is vital for any practicing professional. One such nuance pertains to the concept of legal malpractice. A recent ruling by the Illinois Appellate Court, First District, reiterates that without legal damages, there can…
In an interesting twist of legal proceedings, two law firms found themselves with disparate outcomes in a legal malpractice case in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The central question hanging over the case was whether lawyers representing an estate administrator owe a duty to beneficiaries of said estate. The…
A patent attorney who was accused by Force MOS Technology Co. Ltd. of causing his client’s patents to expire by neglecting maintenance fees has managed to dispense with some claims. The claims dismissed were deemed to be duplicative of the legal malpractice allegation lodged by the company. US Magistrate Judge Susan Van Keulen of the…
A legal malpractice suit that previously secured a $1.1 million jury verdict in favor of a lawyer’s client, has been overturned by a federal judge in Massachusetts. Despite acknowledging the seemingly counterintuitive outcome, Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV affirmed his duty to adhere to the parameters set by the policy and Massachusetts law. The…
An Illinois resident has filed a complaint in the Cook County Circuit Court, seeking a $500,000 judgment against his former attorney for alleged failure to effectively represent him in a dispute with cab companies. The exact details of the case remain unclear as the full text of the complaint is inaccessible. You can read the…
The bankruptcy trustee of an unnamed tax software company has filed a legal malpractice complaint, vigorously alleging that the company’s former attorneys mishandled a trade secrets case. The defendant in the original case was reportedly rival firm Avalara Inc. The gist of the malpractice accusation hinges on the attorneys’ evident failure to inform their client…
In January 2020, plaintiff Sean Dailey filed a complaint against his former attorney Sam L. Amirante and his law firm, Sam L. Amirante & Associates, P.C., alleging legal malpractice, among other allegations. Dailey’s petition led to a trial court trial which culminated on July 23, 2021, with the court granting a motion to dismiss the…
A veteran criminal defense attorney is coming under fire in a legal malpractice suit initiated by the Texas Fair Defense Project (TFDP), a nonprofit organization aiming to protect indigent defendants. The suit pertains to the case of Michael Carter, a man who lost everything while incarcerated for over three years on a subsequently dismissed driving…
In a recent case that has sent ripples across the legal fraternity, U.S. District Judge Paul Gardephe of the Southern District of New York sentenced an attorney to four years in prison for filing fake lawsuits under the Americans with Disabilities Act, terming it a severe abuse of the justice system. This decision significantly underscores…