Beal Bank, SSB v. Arter & Hadden, LLP, 42 Cal. 4th 503 (Cal. 2007) CA. Underlying collection practice Student Contributor: Evan Michael Hess Facts: Plaintiff, Beal Bank, retained Defendant law firm ...
Martos v. Concilio, 642 A.2d 1096 (Pa. Super. Ct., 1993) Underlying PA Divorce Action. Student Contributor: Colleen Gaedcke Facts: Plaintiff retained the defendant to represent him in renegotiating a property ...
Wright v. Meyers & Spencer, LLP, 849 N.Y.S.2d 274 (N.Y. App. Div. 2d Dep’t 2007) NY Underlying Bankruptcy Action Student Contributor: Melissa Goldberg Facts: This is an action for legal ...
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Meara v. Hewitt, 455 Pa. 132; 314 A.2d 263 (1974) PA Underlying Mortgage Transaction Student Contributor: Natalie Resto Facts: The client had executed a mortgage on a real estate he ...
Phoenix Founders, Inc. v. Marshall, 887 S.W.2d 831 (1994) TX: Conflict of interest; disqualification Student Contributor: Amber R. Gilchrest* Facts: A paralegal working at the law firm of Thompson & ...
Aduddell v. Parkhill, 821 S.W.2d 158 (Tex. 1991) TX: Underlying asbestosis personal injury clam; statute of limitations Student Contributor: Jean Moss Sullivan* Facts: Plaintiff was diagnosed on April 24, 1983 ...
O’Donnell v. Smith, 52 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 52 (Tex. 2009). TX: Underlying decedent’s estate claims Student Contributor: Aaron Moncibiaz* FACTS: Executor Thomas O’Donnell sued Decedent’s former attorneys, Cox & ...
Berry & Murphy, P.C. v. Carolina Casualty Ins. Co., 586 F.3d 803 (10th Cir. 2009). Underlying Legal Malpractice Action Facts: The Burkhardts retained Plaintiff to represent them in a personal injury ...
O’Brien v. Cleveland, 2010 Bankr. LEXIS 171 (Bankr. D.N.J. Jan. 22, 2010). Underlying commercial action Facts: Debtors filed a chapter 13 bankruptcy after falling behind on their mortgage payments. Even after ...