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 ...
SC: No Privity with Trust Beneficiaries, No Fiduciary Duty
Argoe v. Threee Rivers Behavioral Center and Psychiatric Solutions, 388 S.C. 394, 697 S.E.2d 551 (2010) SC: Underlying Trusts, Real Estate; Breach of Fiduciary Duty Student Contributor: Nicholas Seabrooks Facts: Martha ...
NC: Firm LLC Agreements Do Not Create Fiduciary Duties to Third Parties
Babb v. Bynum & Murphrey, PLLC, 182 N.C. App. 750, 643 S.E.2d 55 (2007) NC: Estate planning Student contributor: David Yanoff Facts: Plaintiffs were a special trustee (Babb) and a ...
NY: Uninsured Attorney Escrow Accounts: Malpractice?
Bazinet v. Kluge, 14 A.D.3d 324, 325, 788 N.Y.S.2d 77, 77-78 (2005) NY: Attorney Escrow Accounts Student Contributor: Steven Henesy FACTS: Attorney was the escrow agent for the owner of ...
NY: On Defining the Elements of a Fiduciary Duty
Roni LLC, et al. v. Afra et al., 2010 WL 3703047, September 16, 2010 NY: Underlying real estate investments Facts: This action arose from a series of business transactions in ...