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 ...
Roller v. Walsh, 278 A.D. 2d 811 (App. Div. 4th Dept. 2000) NY: Business Law; Conflicts in transaction Student Contributor: Adam Gardin Facts: Defendant represented and assisted plaintiffs in the formation ...
Capital Care Corp. v. Hunt 847 A.2d 75 (2004) PA: Underlying legal malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty claims Student Contributor: Christina Tsirkas FACTS: Client contracted with a group of ...
R. Brooks Assoc., Inc. v Harter Secrest & Emery LLP ; 2012 NY Slip Op 00602 ; Decided on January 31, 2012 ; Appellate Division, NY: Underlying corporate and commercial ...
Hoagland v. Sandberg, Phoenix & Von Gontard, 385 F. 3d 737 (2004) 7th Cir.: Underlying legal malpractice claim Student Contributor: Clem Durham Facts: The district court determined after a bench ...
Sitar v. Sitar, 50 A.D.3d 667, 854 N.Y.S.2d 536 (2008) NY Underlying Commercial Transaction: Conflicts of Interest Student Contributor: Maninder (Meena) Saini Facts: Client (plaintiff) brought an action against attorney and ...
Benaquista v. Burke, Supreme Court of New York, Appellate Division, Third Department, June 10, 2010 Facts: Plaintiff and his mother co-owned various corporations and the Defendant attorney represented the corporation ...
Cobalt Multifamily Investors I, LLC v. Shapiro, 2009 WL 2058530 (S.D.N.Y. July 15, 2009) Facts: Receiver for the defunct Cobalt Multifamily Investors I, LLC entities (“Cobalt”) filed suit against three sets ...
shareholders "derivative action"