NY: Summary Judgment and the Underlying Case
"summary judgment" "underlying action" "case within a case"
Fall 2012 Course Outline & Reading Assignments: Lawyer Malpractice, Hofstra Law School
LAWYER MALPRACTICE FALL SEMESTER, 2012 COURSE OUTLINE & READING ASSIGNMENTS Maurice A. Deane ...
NY: Collateral Estoppel in Legal Malpractice Suit
Pollicino v. Roemer & Featherstonhaugh, 277 A.D.2d 666; 716 N.Y.S.2d 416 (3rd Dept. 2000) NY Underlying Personal Injury Action; Notice of Claim vs. municipality Student Contributor: Natalie Resto Facts: Plaintiff retained ...
PA: Multiple doctors, multiple lawyers….
Rudd v. Timm, 1995 WL 298950 (E.D. Pa. 1995). Pa. underlying medical and legal malpractice Student contributor: Cheryl Neuman Facts: Plaintiff fell in a motel bathtub and sustained injuries. She visited ...
Lawyer Malpractice Class #1
Welcome to Hofstra Law School’s course on “Lawyer Malpractice” This is the first installment of what will be an effort to make available to all law students and lawyers the ...
NY: The Essential Defense Expert
Estate of Nevelson v. Carro, Spanbock, Kaster et al. 259 A.D.2d 282; 686 N.Y.S.2d 404 (1st Dept.1999) NY Underlying Estate Tax Matter Student Contributor: Natalie Resto Facts: Plaintiff corporation was created ...
CA: Malpractice Action Stayed Pending Postconviction Relief
Black v. White, Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Four, April 27, 2010 Facts: Plaintiff filed this malpractice action against his criminal attorney after his conviction for first ...
MI: Counsel's Trial Strategy Not Actionable as Malpractice
Harris v. Farmer, Court of Appeals of Michigan, February 4, 2010 Facts: Defendant served as Plaintiff’s court-appointed attorney in a criminal proceeding in which plaintiff was charged with identity theft. ...
NY: In House Counsel is Fiduciary First, Employee Later
Keller v. Loews Corp., 895 NYS 2d 376 (2nd Dept. 2010) Facts: In house counsel sued for religious discrimination after the termination of his employment. The defendant counterclaimed for breach of ...
NY: Fee Dispute, Malpractice, and Res Judicata
Liberty Associates v. Etkin, 2010 NY Slip Op 225 (2nd Dept. Jan. 10, 2010) Facts: In March, 2002, the plaintiff, Liberty Associates, commenced an action to recover damages for legal ...