NC: Failure to Mitigate is Not Contributory Negligence
Hummer v. Pulley, Watson, King & Lischer, P.A., 140 N.C. App. 270, 536 S.E.2d. 349 (2000) NC: Employment law Student contributor: David Yanoff Facts: Plaintiff was a “career status ...
NC: Lawyer Immune from Malpractice Suit When Client was a Guilty Criminal
Belk v. Cheshire, 159 N.C. App. 325, 583 S.E.2d 700 (2003) NC: Underlying criminal defense matter Student Contributor: Nicholas Kingsbury Facts: Plaintiff hired an attorney to represent him in his ...
NJ: Legal Malpractice: Exception to the Entire Controversy Doctrine
Donohue v. Kuhn, 696 A.2d 664 (N.J. 1997) NJ Underlying case: tort/personal injury/wrongful death Student Contributor: John Anzalone Facts: Plaintiffs retained Defendant attorney to represent them in a wrongful death ...
NJ: The Affidavit of Merit "is in the Mail"
Seldon v. Rebenack, Aronow & Mascolo, LLP, Unpublished, US District Court, DNJ Feb. 15, 2013 NJ Underlying Case: legal malpractice in handling two underlying civil actions This is an unreported ...
W.VA: The Fine Art of Shifting the Blame for Legal Malpractice
Sheetz, Inc. v Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love, PLLC, 209 W Va 318, 547 SE2d 256 (2001) Underlying Case: W VA – employment law Student Contributor: Tolu Akinsanya Facts: ...
TX: No duty to non-clients?
Span Enterprises v. Wood, 274 S.W.3d. 854 (Tex. App. 2008) TX: Securities law Student Contributor: David Yanoff Facts: Plaintiffs were an investor (Amin) and his corporation (Span). Defendant was an ...
IL: Does an Indemnification Clause Mean You Didn't Incur Damages?
Learning Curve Int’l, Inc. v. Seyfarth Shaw, LLP, 392 Ill. App. 3d 1068 (2009) IL: Underlying trade secret theft litigation Student Contributor: Rachel Vincent Facts: Learning Curve filed legal malpractice ...
NY: No Damages, no Cause of Action
Brodeur v. Hayes, 18 A.D.3d 979, 795 N.Y.S.2d 761 (2005) NY: underlying suit on personally guaranteed notes Student Contributor: Alexis Trezza Facts: Defendant and his law firm represented plaintiff and ...
NY: Plaintiff's Dissatisfaction with Settlement Not Enough to Prove Malpractice
Sevey v. Friedlander, 83 A.D.3d 1226, 920 N.Y.S.2d 831 (2011) NY: Underlying divorce action Student Contributor: Alexis Trezza Facts: Defendant represented plaintiff in a divorce action. Prior to trial, a ...