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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 Colleen Murphy | August 23, 2023
In a published opinion, the Appellate Division affirmed an order granting summary judgment to a law firm and two attorneys in a legal malpractice claim after the court found that the plaintiff failed to present expert evidence on proximate causation and damages.
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By Emily Cousins | August 21, 2023
"We are confident the factual allegations and legal claims in Mr. Ricketts' new federal case will be unsuccessful," an attorney involved in the litigation said.
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By Marianna Wharry | August 18, 2023
This suit was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
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By ALM Staff | August 17, 2023
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
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By Aleeza Furman | August 14, 2023
"Threatening other plaintiffs that they would be lawyer-less if they did not settle," the complaint said, "Larkin doggedly pressured plaintiffs to settle their claims, despite their express desire not to."
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By Colleen Murphy | August 4, 2023
"Plaintiff's complaint purports to bring several causes of action but the thrust of her complaint is a legal malpractice claim against defendants based on her allegations that, but for their failure to withdraw as counsel after terminating their representation of her, she would have succeeded in obtaining a trial de novo," U.S. District Judge Robert B. Kugler wrote.
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By Adolfo Pesquera | August 4, 2023
The complaint chronicles years of inadequate performance on the part of Godinich and his firm, alleging he never visited Carter in jail, never filed a substantive motion, and never responded to Carter's requests for information about his case.
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By Adolfo Pesquera | August 4, 2023
"Regardless of whether Ferebee's comments strayed off topic, he was performing his job duties as the city attorney," First District Justice Gordon Goodman said.
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By Jane Wester | August 3, 2023
Attorney Stuart Finkelstein was accused of filing more than 300 fake ADA lawsuits in federal courts in New York and Florida on behalf of people who did not know they had been identified as plaintiffs.
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By Matthew B. Weisberg | August 3, 2023
A fee dispute is emblematic of the breakdown of a professional relationship on both sides. Nonpayment may be emotional for both parties: attorney—we cannot work for free; client—you are not meeting expectations.
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