TX: No duty to non-clients?
Span Enterprises v. Wood, 274 S.W.3d. 854 (Tex. App. 2008) TX: Securities law Student Contributor: David Yanoff Facts: Plaintiffs were an investor (Amin) and his corporation (Span). Defendant was an ...
NY: Plaintiff's Dissatisfaction with Settlement Not Enough to Prove Malpractice
Sevey v. Friedlander, 83 A.D.3d 1226, 920 N.Y.S.2d 831 (2011) NY: Underlying divorce action Student Contributor: Alexis Trezza Facts: Defendant represented plaintiff in a divorce action. Prior to trial, a ...
NY:Timing is everything: claims for legal malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty not necessarily duplicative
Neuman v. Frank, 82 A.D.3d 1642, 919 N.Y.S.2d 644 (2011) NY: claim for legal malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty Student Contributor: Alexis Trezza Facts: Plaintiff brought an action against ...
NY: Timing is everything: claims for legal malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty may not necessarily be duplicative
Neuman v. Frank, 82 A.D.3d 1642, 919 N.Y.S.2d 644 (2011) NY: claim for legal malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty Student Contributor: Alexis Trezza Facts: Plaintiff David Neuman brought an ...
CA: Sometimes, You Take What You Can Get
Robins v. Kuhn, 2011 WL 2001852 (Ca. App. 2011) CA: Fiduciary Duty Student Contributor: Mordechai Buls Facts: Plaintiff and his two brothers sued a theater owner for wrongful death relating to ...
NY: Do Attorneys Owe a Fiduciary Duty to Limited Partners?
Eurycleia Partners, LP v. Seward &Kissel, LLP, 12 N.Y.S. 3d 553(2009) NY: Underlying Securities Fraud Student Contributor: Mordechai Goldenberg Facts: Plaintiffs are limited partners in a hedge fund that was ...
NJ: When is a retainer agreement unenforceable?
Alpert, Goldberg v. Quinn, 983 A. 2d 604 – NJ: Appellate Div. 2009 NJ: attorney client retainer agreement Student Contributor: Christine Maharaj Facts: In the attorney-client retainer agreement the firm ...
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 ...
IL: Lawyer Duty of Care to Adversaries–Privity No Bar to Liability
Greycas, Inc. v. Proud, 826 F. 2d 1560 (7th Cir. 1987) Underlying loan transaction–duty to adversary Student Contributor: Clem Durham Facts: Theodore S. Proud, Jr., a member of the Illinois ...
GA: No Affidavit of Merit for Fraud, Breach of Fiduciary Duty Claims
Crosby v. Pittman, Court of Appeals of Georgia, August 20, 2010. Facts: Crosby retained Pittman to represent him with respect to a traffic citation. Pittman advised Crosby that he would need ...