By Meghann M. Cuniff | August 9, 2021
The stipulation said attorneys for the law firm and plaintiff CashCall Inc. have "reached a settlement in principle."
By Dan Packel | August 6, 2021
The court's decision to not hear oral argument scheduled earlier this week was not a good sign for plaintiff Jeffrey Golden.
By Meghann M. Cuniff | July 11, 2021
The ruling sets the stages for a high-stakes trial in what the plaintiff's lawyers said could be one of the largest legal malpractice cases ever seen in the country.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | July 9, 2021
In similar lawsuits, Holland & Knight and four Tampa partners have been sued twice more by parties related to a disgruntled Florida spine surgeon who seeks $400 million in a suit alleging they mishandled litigation that ended with an adverse judgment.
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By Robert Storace | June 21, 2021
The former principal owner of McHugh, Chapman & Vargas has sued New Jersey-based McCarter & English, claiming the ALM Law 200 firm was negligent in handling a dispute between attorneys.
By Dan Roe | Michael A. Mora | June 8, 2021
A Broward County circuit board company Circuitronix alleges the Am Law 200 firm failed to compute lost profit damages when it represented the electronics company in a 2017 breach of contract lawsuit against two former business partners.
By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | May 24, 2021
Florida surgeon James St. Louis alleged in a complaint filed in Florida on Monday that the firm and four Tampa lawyers failed to keep him properly informed about a lawsuit against him that resulted in an adverse judgment.
By Lizzy McLellan | March 26, 2021
Construction magnate John Fish has alleged that the firm failed to disclose conflicts in representing three parties with interests in the development, including the fact that a partner had a financial stake in one of the entities.
By Dan Packel | January 27, 2021
Bankruptcy practice leader Edward Weisfelner, who'd been blamed for the blunder, announced his retirement Monday. The firm denies any connection between the developments.
By Zack Needles | December 16, 2020
With the closure of courts and law offices across the U.S. and the attendant rise in remote work—not to mention a dip in demand for many lawyers—came a host of new risks for mistakes, malfeasance and just plain poor decision-making, all of which helped lay fertile ground for legal malpractice claims. Here's a look back at what experts had to say about the heightened dangers for lawyers during this strange, but not altogether unprecedented, year.
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