By Charles Toutant | April 15, 2020
The ruling means anyone wishing to sue the public defender for legal malpractice must comply with the strict timetable of the TCA.
By Charles Toutant | April 7, 2020
A ruling exonerating the employee also requires exoneration of the employer, the Appellate Division said.
New Jersey Law Journal | Commentary
By Marc Garfinkle | March 12, 2020
Getting out of trouble is good; avoiding trouble is better. It's also easier.
By P.J. D'Annunzio | March 10, 2020
A legal malpractice suit against a New Jersey lawyer by a former client in connection with the reconstruction of a fire-ravaged historic mansion-turned-condominium complex in Mount Arlington was properly dismissed on remand after once being reinstated, a state appellate court has said.
By Suzette Parmley | March 5, 2020
The Appellate Division said letters and emails between Lane Construction of Denville and its successor counsel in the underlying action were not subject to attorney-client privilege in the legal malpractice suit against New Jersey-based firms Lowenstein Sandler and MARC Law.
By Charles Toutant | February 27, 2020
The court said a legal malpractice claim accrues when the client suffers actual damage and discovers the facts essential to the malpractice claim, or should discover them through reasonable diligence.
By Charles Toutant | February 20, 2020
Legal fees and interest could double the award, according to an attorney for the plaintiff.
By Charles Toutant | January 24, 2020
A judge found accepting that fee was improper because New Jersey ethics rules only allow payment of referral fees by a certified trial attorney.
New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By Karen Painter Randall and Steven A. Kroll | January 24, 2020
Attorneys have an ethical duty to have reasonable safeguards in place to protect and respond to a data breach. The failure to do so has resulted in professional malpractice lawsuits.
New Jersey Law Journal | Analysis
By New Jersey Law Journal | January 13, 2020
Legal experts discuss the disciplinary process, the "case within a case" doctrine, using ethics rules in a malpractice proceeding, the "learned professional" exception to the CFA, and the liability of counsel for strategic decisions made at trial.
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