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 ...
NC: Employer Can Not Touch Worker's Award Money from Legal Malpractice Lawsuit
Grant Construction Co. v. McRae, 146 N.C. App. 370, 553 S.E.2d 89 (2001) NC: Underlying personal injury matter Student Contributor: Nick Kingsbury Facts: Grant Construction’s worker was hurt on the ...
CA:SLAPP: In House Lawyer Liability to Employer
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 ...
NY: Double Header: Case within a case, Within a Case…Plaintiff's verdict Upheld
Christ v Law Offs. of William F. Levine & Michael B. Grossman, 72 A.D.3d 721 (2d Dep’t 2010) NY: Underlying legal malpractice suit Student contributor: Zahava Schwartz Facts: The underlying ...
NY: Procedural Defect Yields Failure to Timely Commence an Action
Wilk v. Lewis & Lewis, P.C., 75 A.D.3d 1063 (4th Dep’t 2010) NY: Underlying personal injury action Student Contributor: Zahava Schwartz Facts: The plaintiff was injured while repairing railroad cars. ...
NJ: Privity in an anti-Privity State?
Holvenstot v. Nusbaum, et al., N.J. App. Div., September 21, 2010 (Unpublished) NJ: Underlying probate action Facts: This action sought an appeal from an order granting Defendants’ motion for summary ...