Take a modest-sized subrogation file. Add an unknown property lease addendum, some stray boilerplate, an overly confident attorney and a less-than-forthcoming client. Mix in an aggrieved landlord who is willing to spend $12,400 in legal fees to successfully defend against a $9,300 subrogation claim. The result: a wrongful use of civil proceedings lawsuit filed against a Pennsylvania law firm that, on behalf of an insurance company, sued a landlord to recover a property damage claim paid to a tenant.
October 07, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Here’s a recipe for what one attorney involved in the case called “a lawyer’s worst nightmare.”
The ingredients made for a wrongful use of civil proceedings lawsuit filed against a Center City law firm that, on behalf of an insurance company, sued a landlord to recover a property damage claim paid to a tenant.
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