Ackerly and Brown, LLP v. Smithies, 109 Conn. App. 584, 952 A.2d 110 (2008) CT: Underlying residential lease dispute Student Contributor: Nicholas Kingsbury Facts: Former attorney advised client to make ...
Traystman, Coric and Keramidas v. Hundley, 925 A.2d 1161 (2007), 102 Conn.App. 490 CT: Underlying dissolution of marriage Student Contributor: Nicholas Kingsbury Facts: The former attorney sued the client for ...
Wackrow v. Niemi, 231 Ill. 2d 418 (2008) Illinois: Period of repose Student Contributor: Rachel Vincent Facts: Marie Wackrow is suing attorney for legal malpractice. The attorney was hired by ...
Snyder v. Heidelberger, 953 N.E.2d 415 (Ill. 2011) IL: Statute of limitations, statute of repose, malpractice, injury Student Contributor: Rachel Vincent Facts: Plaintiff Judith Snyder brought legal malpractice action against ...
Paulsen v. Cochran, 356 Ill. App. 3d 354 (2005) IL: Plea agreements, legal malpractice, actual innocence Student Contributor: Rachel Vincent Facts: Plaintiff Michael Paulsen is appealing the dismissal of his ...
Latin for "in equal fault," the in pari delicto defense provides that a plaintiff who has participated in wrongdoing should not be able to recover damages arising from ...
Robins v. Kuhn, 2011 WL 2001852 (Ca. App. 2011) CA: Fiduciary Duty Student Contributor: Mordechai Buls Facts: Plaintiff and his two brothers sued a theater owner for wrongful death relating to ...
Deptula v. Kane, 2008 WL 4906905 (2008). VT: Real Property; Homeowners Associations Student Contributor: Peter J. Jannace FACTS: Plaintiff unsuccessfully contested unpaid homeowners’ association [“HOA”] annual fees on a theory ...
Hahne v. Hanzel, 161 N.C. App. 494, 588 S.E.2d. 915 (2003) NC: Securities law Student Contributor: David Yanoff Facts: Plaintiffs were experienced investors and businesspersons. Defendant, during the course of ...
Fremont Reorganizing Corp. v. Faigin, 198 Cal. App. 4th 1153 (2011) CA: Attorney client relationship Student Contributor: Mordechai Buls Facts: Plaintiff, a former in-house attorney, sued Defendant for wrongful termination. Defendant ...