NY: Negligent Representation? No Fee.
Campagnola v. Mulholland, Minion & Roe, (pdf) 76 N.Y.2d 38 (N.Y. 1990); 555 N.E.2d 611 N.Y. Underlying personal injury action Student Contributor: Jason Klein Facts: Plaintiff was struck by a car ...
NJ: Doing Business With Your Clients: DON'T!
Profit Sharing Trust for Marprowear Corporation v. Lampf, Lipkind, Prupis, Petigrow & Labue 267 N.J. Super. 174, 630 A.2d 1191 (1993) NJ Underlying Investment Transaction Student Contributor: Natalie Resto Facts: ...
"Oldies but Goodies" for theThanksgiving Holiday
Let’s take a break for the Thanksgiving holiday with some easy to read classics from the Lawyers’ Professional Liability Committee of the American Bar Association Happy Thanksgiving! ...
PA: Fraud Claim will Not be Barred by Failure to Produce Affidavit of Merit
Jackson v. Gary L. Sweitzer Enterprises, Inc., 67 Pa. D. & C.4th 239 (York County 2004) Student contributor: Justin Lieberman PA: Underlying Real Estate Matter Facts: Plaintiffs filed a complaint ...
Studying Legal Malpractice and Learning How to Bounce Back
Congratulations to Professor Bennett J. Wasserman and his Hofstra Law Students on launching the Legal Malpractice Law Review. This e-journal provides meaningful guidance on legal malpractice developments and prevention. In ...
NJ: Bright Line Rule: Unwaivable Conflicts for Dual Representation in Complex Real Estate Deals
Baldasarre v. Butler, 132 N.J. 278 (N.J. 1993) Student Contributor: Jason Klein NJ Underlying Real Estate Transaction Facts: Plaintiffs inherited undeveloped land from their father and retained Defendant to act ...
NJ: Lawyer's Vicarious Liability for Independent Contractors?
Toth v. Vazquez, 3 N.J. Super. 379 (Ch. Div. 1949) (PDF with permission of Thomson West) Student Contributor: Anthony J. Forzano NJ Underlying Real Estate Transaction Facts: Plaintiff, a potential ...
NJ: "Safe" Withdrawal: 90 days before the Statute of Limitations Runs
Fraser v. Bovino, 317 N.J.Super. 23 (App. Div. 1998) Student Contributor: Lisa Larato NJ Underlying Real Estate/Land Use Transaction Facts: A deal for the sale of land fell through due ...
Bouncing Back After Malpractice
The Editorial Board of the Legal Malpractice Law Review is pleased to invite you to an online discussion starting on Monday morning November 16, 2009 led by: Professor ...
NJ When Does Legal Malpractice "Occur" under the Affidavit of Merit Statute?
Christie v. Jeney, 167 N.J. 509 (2001) Student Contributor: Daniel Schick NJ Underlying Civil/Commercial Litigation Facts: Christie retained Jeney to pursue three claims on his behalf. Christie then alleged that ...