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New stories and case digests and some columns focused on key court decisions and issues, as well as news stories on prominent lawyers in trouble, to articles and columns offering advice.
By Jeffrey G. Steinberg | May 15, 2023
An issue which periodically arises (although it is rarely decided) in the insurance realm is whether there is coverage for fee disputes under legal malpractice policies, particularly where there is a claim in the complaint for malpractice. The analysis of this issue must begin with an examination of the policy insuring agreements, which typically require that, to trigger a duty to defend, the complaint must allege both covered conduct and covered damages.
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By Mason Lawlor | May 12, 2023
"It's one thing to make an error when you're handling a case; we all make errors," Spivey's counsel, Jackie "The Fly Lawyer" Patterson, told the Daily Report. "It's another thing when you lie to your client, deceive your client, and misrepresent yourself to that client."
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By Alaina Lancaster | May 10, 2023
The suit, surfaced by Law.com Radar, claims Proskauer Rose estimated that legal fees in the matter would total $100,000 or less but charged millions of dollars.
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By Emily Saul | May 8, 2023
The complaint claims Herrick knowingly disregarded discovery deadlines and then lied to a judge about it.
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By Riley Brennan | May 8, 2023
Premier filed suit against the attorneys and firm for "failure to diligently protect plaintiff's rights as a second creditor in two separate matters, which resulted in the loss of plaintiff's secured collateral, deficiency judgments and actions against guarantors, resulting in cumulative damages in excess of $1,700,000."
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By Charles Toutant | May 4, 2023
The plaintiff is "just a guy from New Jersey who graduated valedictorian from his class and graduated summa cum laude from Princeton," lawyer Joseph Garrity said. "He's tried to get his day in court and get this issue resolved for a very long time."
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By ALM Staff | May 4, 2023
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
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By Adolfo Pesquera | May 2, 2023
"Boutros was sentenced to 30 months of confinement in the Federal Bureau of Prisons and ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $2,100,000," the Board of Disciplinary Appeals said.
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By ALM Staff | April 30, 2023
This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.
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By ALM Staff | April 28, 2023
This ruling was selected and summarized by the New York Law Journal's decision editors.
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