August 13, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer
Matt's Corner: Can a Former Client Sue Me by Claiming the Settlement Was Not Good Enough?Can a former client sue me by claiming the settlement was not good enough?
By Matthew B. Weisberg
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August 06, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer
Matt's Corner: What Constitutes an 'Abuse of Process'?Abuse of process is "the use of the legal process as a tactical weapon to coerce a desired result that is not the legitimate object of the process."
By Matthew B. Weisberg
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July 30, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer
Matt's Corner: Debt Collection Attorneys—Beware!I am just getting started as a consumer debt collection attorney, is there anything I should be aware?
By Matthew B. Weisberg
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July 23, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer
Matt's Corner: Can an Attorney Be Held Liable Under the UTPCPL?Can an attorney be held liable under the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (UTPCPL)?
By Matthew B. Weisberg
2 minute read
July 16, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer
Matt's Corner: Can an Attorney Be Sued for a Civil Rights Violation?Can an attorney be sued for a civil rights violation?
By Matthew B. Weisberg
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July 02, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer
Matt's Corner: The Legal Malpractice Requirement of Proving the 'Case Within the Case'What is the requirement for causation in a legal malpractice case?
By Matthew B. Weisberg
2 minute read
June 14, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer
Pennsylvania Supreme Court's Evolving Professional Liability GuidanceIn N.W.M., the Pennsylvania Supreme Court determined that guardians ad litem (GAL) are not quasi-judicial and thus not immune from claims in legal malpractice arising out of the GAL's role in representing the best interests of the child.
By Matthew B. Weisberg
5 minute read
May 17, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer
Attorney-Client Conspiracy Exception: ImmunityIn Heffernan v. Hunter, the court held that because the defendants (appellees) acted within the attorney-client relationship they cannot be considered conspirators.
By Matthew B. Weisberg
6 minute read
March 12, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer
Attorney-Based RICO Misconduct—The 'Thermonuclear Device'In the past, this column has predominantly involved attorney civil liability mostly focusing on legal malpractice. This edition is intended to outline the elements of attorney-based RICO misconduct; while in a criminal context, civil RICO generally does not differ much.
By Matthew B. Weisberg
7 minute read
January 19, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer
Crime-Fraud Exception to Attorney-Client PrivilegeIn United States v. Zolin, the court granted certiorari to determine whether the attorney-client privilege crime-fraud exception applies to a case arising out of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) investigation of the tax returns of L. Ron Hubbard, founder of the Church of Scientology.
By Matthew B. Weisberg
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