When Miguel Herrera was badly hurt in a car crash, he didn't have to look far for legal representation. Lawyer Jeffrey Hark appeared one day in his hospital room. Herrera says that in pain and under heavy medication, he signed a contingency fee agreement. It wasn't until much later, Herrera says, that he learned of Hark's conflict of interest: The other driver in the crash was Hark's wife's grandfather. However, a New Jersey appeals court on Tuesday upheld the dismissal of Herrera's malpractice case.
May 10, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
When Miguel Herrera was badly hurt in a 2002 car crash, he didn’t have to look far for legal representation. Cherry Hill, N.J., lawyer Jeffrey Hark appeared one day in his hospital room. Herrera says that in pain and under heavy medication, he signed a contingency fee agreement.
It wasn’t until much later, Herrera says, that he learned of Hark’s conflict of interest: The other driver in the crash was Vernon Roth, Hark’s wife’s grandfather.
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