Posts by Ben Wasserman:
NJ: Mandatory Affidavit of Merit Not Always Mandatory…
“statute of limitations” “common knowledge” “per se”
- Posted on: Dec 24 2009
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NJ:Local Counsel's Duty to Litigants
Ingemi v Pelino & Lentz 866 F. Supp. 156 (D.N.J. 1994) NJ Underlying Action-Claim for pension benefits Student Contributor: Candice L. Deaner Facts: Plaintiff instituted a malpractice suit against related …
- Posted on: Dec 23 2009
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NJ: Entire Controversy Doctrine Not a Bar to Separate Legal Malpractice Action
“entire controversy doctrine” “joinder of claims” “joinder of parties”
- Posted on: Dec 22 2009
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NJ: Shareholders or Corporation: Who's the Client?
shareholders “derivative action”
- Posted on: Dec 21 2009
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US: Back to Basics: Privity
Ward v. National Savings Bank, 100 U.S. 195 (1880) US: Underlying mortgage and title transaction. Student Contributor: Ally Shuster Facts: Bank loans money to a borrower who owned a parcel of …
- Posted on: Dec 17 2009
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PA: Duty to Communicate Settlement Offers to Client
Moores v. Greenberg 834 F.2d 1105, 9 Fed.R.Serv.3d 1314 (1987) PA: Underlying personal injury Student Contributor: Ryan O’Donnell Facts: Longshoreman was injured during the course of his employment and was …
- Posted on: Dec 16 2009
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NJ: Lawyers Duties to Adverse Parties
‘duty of candor’ fiduciary “duty to disclose”
- Posted on: Dec 15 2009
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NJ: No Double Recovery: Underlying Workers Comp Lien Attaches to Legal Malpractice Recovery
Frazier v. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Company, 142 N.J. 590, 667 A.2d 670 (1995) (pdf) NJ: Underlying litigation; workers compensation lien Student Contributor: Michael Park Facts: Plaintiff was injured on the …
- Posted on: Dec 14 2009
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Welcome to Ellen A. Pansky, our California Contributor
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- Posted on: Dec 7 2009
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Comment: Judical Misconduct and Immunity from Civil Suit
Student Comment by Candice Deaner, 3L PA: Judicial Corruption and Immunity Recently, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, learned a tough lesson in what can happen when judges become corrupt. Former Luzerne County …
- Posted on: Dec 3 2009
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