CA: Supreme Court Chooses Loyalty Over Freedom of Speech
Oasis West Realty, LLC v. Kenneth A. Goldman, Supreme Court of California, May 16, 2011 Facts: Goldman, and his law firm Reed Smith, represented Plaintiff Oasis in a redevelopment plan ...
Attorney-Client Relationships When You Don't Represent a Client
U.S. v. Costanzo, 625 F.2d 465 (D.N.J., 1980) 3d Cir. Underlying Criminal Defense (Attorney-Client Relationship and Duty of Confidentiality) Student Contributor: Maninder (Meena) Saini Facts: Defendant (Costanzo), a government informant, was ...
Malpractice Suit Waives Attorney Client Confidences
Heartbreak Cabaret Corp. v. Cruz & Toledo Restaurant Corp., 699 F.Supp. 1066 (S.D.N.Y. 1988) Underlying Action: Purchase of Real Property Student Contributor: Candice L. Deaner Facts: Attorney represented a corporation in ...
BrainTeasers: "Whoops"
With this post, Legal Malpractice Law Review inaugurates a new section called "Brain Teasers". All too often, common transactions we come across give rise to complicated legal malpractice (and ethics) issues. ...