W.VA: State Appointed Counsel, State Funded Legal Malpractice Defense
Powell v Wood County Com’n, 209 W Va 639, 550 SE2d 617 (2001) Underlying: W VA – family law Student Contributor: Tolu Akinsanya Facts: James M. Powell of the Powell ...
CA:SLAPP: In House Lawyer Liability to Employer
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 ...
CA: No Judicial Estoppel Without Court's Reliance on Prior Representation
E-Pass Technologies, Inc. v. Moses & Singer, LLP, 189 Cal. App. 4th 1140 (2010), review denied (Feb. 23, 2011) CA: Judicial Estoppel Student Contributor: Mordechai Buls Facts: Plaintiff sued Defendant for ...
NY: The Retainer Agreement as a Checklist of Duties
Douglas v. Dashevsky, 62 A.D.3d 937 (2009). NY: Employment Law Student Contributor: Nicholas Tam Facts: In 2002, plaintiff retained the attorney to represent her in a claim of employment discrimination. ...
MI: Limits of the Attorney Judgment Rule
Bush v. Goren, Michigan Court of Appeals, February 1, 2011. Facts: In 2005, Plaintiffs consulted the defendant attorneys with respect to a medical malpractice claim related to a cardiac surgery ...
NJ: Attorney's Liens Enforced Prior to Resolution of Malpractice Action
Cole v. Cole, N.J. App. Div. February 8, 2010 Facts: Defendant allegedly failed to pay his attorneys for services rendered, and the attorneys sought to impose a lien under N.J.S.A. which ...
The Co-Counsel Relationship: Friend or Foe?
Steinberg v. Schnapp, 2010 NY Slip Op 02991 (1st Dept. April 13, 2010) Underlying Probate Matter Facts: Steinberg and Schnapp, both attorneys practicing independently, undertook the representation of another attorney, ...