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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 ...

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Seldon v. Rebenack, Aronow & Mascolo, LLP, Unpublished, US District Court, DNJ Feb. 15, 2013 NJ Underlying Case: legal malpractice in handling two underlying civil actions This is an unreported ...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: ...