Legal Malpractice Lawyers "Invade" New Orleans at Jazz Fest 2013
New Orleans’ Jazz Fest 2013 attracted The American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys–ABPLA’s 2013 national meeting from April 25 to 27. ABPLA was organized in 1972 as the ...
CA: Legal Malpractice Defenses: Contributory Negligence
Theobald v. Byers, 193 Cal. App. 2d 147, 13 Cal. Rptr. 864 (1961) CA: Underlying Loan Transaction; Debtor Creditor Student Contributor: Louis Dell Facts: The plaintiffs hired the defendant ...
CA: Legal Malpractice: No Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress Damages
Camenisch v. Superior Court, 44 Cal. App. 4th 1689, 52 Cal. Rptr. 2d 450 (1996) Underlying Action: CA: Torts Student Contributor: Louis Dell Facts: The plaintiff hired Camenisch to prepare ...
CA: Legal Malpractice: Actual Injury Trumps Continuous Representation Tolling
Truong v. Glasser, 181 Cal. App. 4th 102, 103 Cal. Rptr. 3d 811 (2009) CA: Real Estate; Commercial Lease Student Contributor: Louis Dell Facts: VMI (the plaintiff) is a manufacturer ...
SC: No Privity with Trust Beneficiaries, No Fiduciary Duty
Argoe v. Threee Rivers Behavioral Center and Psychiatric Solutions, 388 S.C. 394, 697 S.E.2d 551 (2010) SC: Underlying Trusts, Real Estate; Breach of Fiduciary Duty Student Contributor: Nicholas Seabrooks Facts: Martha ...
S.C. Legal Malpractice: No Guarantee for Underlying Arbitration Outcome
Harris Teeter, Inc. v. Moore & Van Allen, PLLC, 390 S.C. 275, 701 S.E. 2d 742 (2010) S.C. Underlying arbitration/breach of lease Student Contributor: Nicholas Seabrooks Facts: Harris Teeter was a ...
NJ: Legal Malpractice=No Underlying Attorneys Fee Charged Against Recovery
DiStefano v. Greenstone et al., 357 N.J.Super. 352 (App.Div. 2003) NJ: Underlying Case: Personal Injury in foreign country Student Contributor: Percy Pomares Facts: Plaintiff filed claim against defendant for mishandling ...
NY: Legal Malpractice No Merit to Underlying Claim? Do Your Discovery!
Riordan v. Cellino & Barnes, P.C., 84 A.D.3d 1737, 922 N.Y.S.2d 728 (2011) NY: underlying labor and negligence actions Student Contributor: Alexis Trezza Facts: Plaintiff commenced a legal malpractice action ...
NY: Legal Malpractice for Failure to Cancel a Real Estate Contract?
Bells v. Foster, 83 A.D.3d 876, 922 N.Y.S.2d 124 (2011) NY: Underlying Real Estate Contract Cancellation Student Contributor: Alexis Trezza Facts: Defendant represented plaintiff in a real estate action. Plaintiff ...
NY: Statute of Limitations Retroactive Application
Berman v. Cullen & Dykman et al., 291 A.D.2d 518, 739 N.Y.S.2d 169 (2002) NY: underlying commercial transaction, security interest, financing statement Student Contributor: Alexis Trezza Facts: Defendants represented plaintiffs ...