VT: Legal Malpractice On Malice and Punitive Damages
DeYoung v. Ruggiero, 185 Vt. 267 (2009). VT: Wills, Trusts & Estates Student Contributor: Peter J. Jannace FACTS: Plaintiffs hired defendant to close on the purchase of a house in ...
CA: Legal Malpractice: No Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress Damages
Camenisch v. Superior Court, 44 Cal. App. 4th 1689, 52 Cal. Rptr. 2d 450 (1996) Underlying Action: CA: Torts Student Contributor: Louis Dell Facts: The plaintiff hired Camenisch to prepare ...
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 ...
PA & NJ: DAMAGES, UPDATED…
Professional Malpractice: Recovering Damages in Legal Malpractice Cases: An Update on What Type of Award, and How Much a Client Can Expect (New Jersey Law Journal, January 21, 2013). ...
CA: Actual value of the claim, not the possible value of the claim.
Loube v. Loube, 64 Cal. App. 4th 421, 74 Cal. Rptr. 2d 906 (1998) CA: Partnership Law Student Contributor: Louis Dell Facts: Plaintiff’s hired law firm to bring an action ...
PA: One Giant Step for Legal Mal Plaintiffs in Pennsylvania
Coleman v. Duane Morris, LLP (Superior Court of PA–Nov. 13, 2012) Underlying Matter: PA stock sale agreement to avoid personal tax liability; alleged breach of retainer contract claim for legal ...
N.J. An "Unpublished" Primer on Damages and Attorney Fees in Legal Malpractice Actions
Nix v. Verp, NJ App Div 2-18-2011 (Not approved for Publication). Underlying matter: NJ Real estate closing; inappropriate title search resulting in legal malpractice action Ed. Note: We tend to ...
FL: Winning the Malpractice Claim but no Award of Damages.
Massey v. David 953 So.2d 599 (Fla. App. 2007) FL: personal injury Student Contributor: Arthur John FACTS: Client appealed a judgment in favor his former attorney alleging that the trial ...
NY: No Non-Pecuniary Damages for Botched Criminal Defense
Dombrowski v. Bulson, 19 N.Y.3d 347, 948 N.Y.S.2d208 (Ct.of Appeals, 2012) NY: Underlying Criminal Defense; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel FACTS: Plaintiff convicted in New York of attempted rape and endangering ...
FL: Beware Before Firing Your Lawyer
Dadic v. Schneider, 722 So.2d 921 (Fla. App. 1998) Fla. App: Underlying Foreclosure Student Contributor: Ross Eisenberg Facts: Plaintiffs filed a complaint against their lawyer alleging one count of legal ...