Posts by Ben Wasserman:
VT: Legal Malpractice On Malice and Punitive Damages
DeYoung v. Ruggiero, 185 Vt. 267 (2009). VT: Wills, Trusts & Estates Student Contributor: Peter J. Jannace FACTS: Plaintiffs hired defendant to close on the purchase of a house in …
- Posted on: May 1 2013
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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 …
- Posted on: Apr 28 2013
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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 …
- Posted on: Apr 24 2013
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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 …
- Posted on: Apr 22 2013
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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 …
- Posted on: Apr 15 2013
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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 …
- Posted on: Apr 13 2013
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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 …
- Posted on: Apr 12 2013
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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 …
- Posted on: Mar 27 2013
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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 …
- Posted on: Mar 25 2013
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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 …
- Posted on: Mar 20 2013
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