MI: No Malpractice for Lawyer Advised Perjury
Pantely v Garris, Garris & Garris, PC, 180 Mich App 768, 773; 447 NW2d 864 (1989) MI: Underlying uncontested divorce Student Contributor: Matthew Feinbloom Facts: A couple was getting divorced ...
LA: Lawyer Discharged After Settlement Gets Paid
LeBanc v. State Farm Insurance Corporation, 930 So. 2d 296 (La. App. 2006) LA: Underlying personal injury claim Student Contributor: Laura Stein Facts: Clients were husband who was injured in ...
Title: AL: Punitive Damages in a Legal Malpractice Case
Oliver v. Towns, 738 So.2d 798 (1999). AL: Underlying personal injury action Student Contributor: Farah Shahidpour Facts: Client hired Attorney to represent her in a personal injury action after being ...
IL: Loss of Procedural Advantage as Malpractice
Jones Motor Co. v. Holtkamp, Liese, Beckemeier & Childress, PC, 197 F. 3d 1190 (7th Cir. 1999) 7th Cir. IL: Underlying personal injury lawsuit Student Contributor: Clem Dunham Facts: The ...
OK: Assignment of Legal Malpractice Claims Prohibited
Trinity Mortgage Companies, Inc. . v. Dreyer, USDC, N.D. Oklahoma, Jan. 7, 2011 Facts: Dennis Junker filed suit against Trinity and others alleging, among other things, breach of contract, fraud, ...
NY: Selection of Expert Protected by Professional Judgment Defense
Healy v. Finz & Finz PC, 2011 NY Slip Op 1616, App. Div. 2nd Dept., 2011. Facts: The plaintiffs retained the defendant law firm to represent them in the underlying medical ...
OH: Expert Necessary to Contest Reasonableness of Attorney's Fees
Fincher v. Phillips, 2011 Ohio 968, Court of Appeals of Ohio, March 4, 2011. Facts: Phillips represented Fincher in the negotiation of a plea in the underlying criminal matter. Phillips ...
NY: Client's Duty to Timely Object to Unreasonable Fees
Morrison Cohen LLP v. Parrish, Supreme Court, New York County, February 9, 2011. Facts: The Plaintiff law firm filed an action to recover unpaid fees for legal services allegedly performed for ...
MI: Defining the Attorney Client Relationship
Kopulos v. Scott, Court of Appeals of Michigan, February 2011 MI: Underlying consultation for Personal Injury Claim; declined representation Facts: In October or November 2003, Kopulos contacted the defendants attorneys about ...
NJ: Supreme Court Reinstates Malpractice Case Against a Sitting Judge
Higgins v. Mary Thurber NJ Supreme Court (Mar. 16, 2011) affirming 413 N.J. Super. 1 (App Div. 2010) NJ: Underlying estate accounting FACTS: The underlying matter was a probate proceeding ...