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Texas Lawyer

Law Firm Fails to Void $15M Legal Malpractice Award Against It

Justice Jane Bland asked why the court should not look plaintiffs that step into the shoes of a defendant through a bankruptcy assignment, then switch to a position the plaintiff would have lost were it not for to option of them pursuing a legal malpractice case.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Don't Reinvent the Wheel: Approaching Gen AI Usage in Litigation

Ethical and regulatory guidance is emerging, but what of practical day-to-day considerations? What current actions should a mindful practitioner with an existing caseload take in order to fulfill the ethical obligation of competence found within the Rules of Professional Conduct?
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Disbarred Ex-Blank Rome Attorney Accused of Forging Judicial Signatures

Jared Klein moved from Blank Rome to Nochumson PC earlier this year. Nochumson's managing shareholder said that he fired the attorney and reported him to disciplinary authorities after learning of the allegations.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Supreme Court Debates If State Civil Barratry Law Reaches Out-of-State

If the legislature wanted to hold lawyers accountable for actions they take out of state, "wouldn't we expect them to be a lot clearer about that," Justice Evan Young asked.
4 minute read

The American Lawyer

Turning the Tables: Defense Litigators Embrace Lawsuits, Alleging Fraud at Plaintiffs Shops

"This is a new direction in civil litigation and a new approach by the defense," said Tyson & Mendes partner and head of communications Ashley Fetyko.
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

Kellogg Hansen Joins Plaintiffs Team in Long-Running Baker McKenzie Legal Malpractice Suit

A Spanish businessman who alleges that the firm had ties to a Russian criminal group is beefing up the trial team after an appellate ruling ensures the case stays in U.S. court.
4 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Matt's Corner: Court of Judicial Discipline-Presumed Prejudicial Delay

What is the consequence of a delayed investigation of an ethical violation(s) of a judge?
3 minute read

Law.com

Latham & Watkins Secures Dismissal of Legal-Mal Suit Against Company, GC Who Failed to Advise Former Treasurer

The plaintiff had alleged that the defendants were liable for failing to give a so-called Upjohn warning, which is done when the interests of a company and an individual officer become adverse.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Startup Investors Sue Cooley Claiming Negligent Representation, Fraud Cover-Up

Gould Ventures alleges that Cooley withheld details about Carbon IQ CEO Benjamin Cantey's fraudulent activities.
5 minute read

Law.com

Boston IP Firm Avoids Time-Barred Legal-Malpractice Suit From Tech Company

"Based on the numerous representations made to BlueRadios of the facts underlying the basis of the claims and well as the ability for them to independently discover any alleged issues with the patents as they were publicly visible, BlueRadios was on notice of their claims as of 2009 at the latest as no reasonable jury could find that BlueRadios acted with the requisite level of diligence in discovering the purported inconsistencies in ownership and inventorship underlying the basis for their claims," wrote U.S. District Judge Denise J. Casper of the District of Massachusetts.
5 minute read

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