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Appeals Court: N.Y. Firm Liable for Acts of Retained Fla. Counsel
A New York law firm can be held liable for the failure of a Florida firm it retained to file a client's claim to more than $1.2 million from a Florida estate, an appeals court decided on July 17. Client Alice Whalen was not aware that her Albany firm, DeGraff, Foy, Conway, Holt-Harris & Mealey, was going to arrange for the Florida firm to file the claim when the estate of Julius Gerzof opened in Florida in 1996, and she relied "completely" on DeGraff Foy to stake her claim to the money.Departures Shrink Kirkland's L.A. Office
Chicago-based juggernaut Kirkland & Ellis has continued to increase head count, revenue and profits firmwide. But in Los Angeles, key rainmakers are making less rain, and departures in the last six months have brought the 115-lawyer office to about 90 attorneys. With some of its leading lawyers reaching a stage where they're choosing to slow down, around 20 attorneys -- half of them partners -- have left the L.A. office over the last half year, some for top competitors.Fla. Criminal Lawyer Takes Mighty Fall Over Financial Relationship With Client
Florida criminal lawyer John A. Garcia mostly defended people facing serious drug charges. Now Garcia, who was well-liked by prosecutors, judges and other defense lawyers, will likely be joining some of his former clients behind bars on charges of illegally structuring transactions and giving false statements to the Drug Enforcement Administration. The charges stem from his financial relationship with former client and longtime friend Joel "Jay" McDermott, who has been convicted of drug charges.Add knockoff handbags to Web hosts' woes
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Home prices rise in October by most in 6 years
A measure of U.S. home prices rose 6.3 percent in October compared with a year ago, the largest yearly gain since July 2006. The jump adds to signs of a comeback in the once-battered housing market.3rd DCA rules against Citibank
A three-judge panel of the 3rd District Court of Appeal has ruled that Citibank violated the procedural due process rights of a North Miami Beach condominium association.Mukasey Frustrates Senators With Waterboarding Answers
Attorney General Michael Mukasey on Wednesday refused once again to debate the legality of waterboarding and deflected questions from senators that sought his analysis on the controversial interrogation technique.Passaic Hospital First in New Jersey To Survive Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
St. Mary's Hospital in Passaic is congratulating itself, its employees and its lawyers for its emergence from a Chapter 11 reorganization that will allow the 287-bed facility to survive with concessions from creditors.Trending Stories
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