New Jersey Medical Malpractice to Legal Malpractice Case
Plaintiff is a doctor who was sued in medical malpractice for an Erbs palsy case. He settled, and then turned to sue his attorney alleging that the attorney forced him to settle, failed to use photographs of the birth which
Doctor loses Medical Malpractice Now Sues in Legal Malpractice
Doctor is successfully sued in medical malpractice to the tune of $ 116 Million now sues his defense attorneys for not settling in the $ 1,5 million dollar range "Doctors who lost a malpractice lawsuit to the tune of $116.7 million.
Attorney Client Privilege in Legal Malpractice
A recurring question in legal malpractice is whether the attorney client privilege is waived by bringing the case. While it is almost always waived as to the defendant attorney, for the most part it is not waived for other attorneys.
Question of Strategy in Legal Malpractice
Law firm’s decision not to sue potential defendant could not be basis for malpractice claim because law firm acted reasonably where liability and damages were uncertain Hinshaw reports:Achtman v. Kirby, McInerney & Squire.
An Insider's View of Criminal Defense Legal Malpractice
Legal malpractice in criminal defense does not exist. Bluntly put, a criminal defendant may not successfully sue his criminal defense attorney absent a showing of “actual innocence”. This lates to: reversal, ineffective assistance
Using Their Expert in Legal Malpractice
This is a blog blurb from the subscription NJLJ site. "A law firm defending itself in a legal malpractice case took an unusual tack: trying to avail itself of the plaintiff's expert — Fox News commentator and former state judge
Piercing, Human Hair, China and Legal Malpractice
Plaintiff in this legal malpractice case was held personally liable for human hair import damages. Turning to his lawyer, he was brushed off a second time. The case is Xie v. Lin"On January 9, 2006, pro se plaintiff, Chuanyu Xie
Athletic Director, ual Litigation and Legal Malpractice
A collge student, who has already started a case for ual harassment, has now widened the net to bring in an athletic director at the school on a theory of legal malpractice. The Story."Kelly May, the UL graduate who sued
No Third Party Action in Legal Malpractice Here
A report from Hinshaw:"After a union’s health care fund failed to pay numerous benefits on behalf of its members, suit was filed against the Fund’s trustees and the third-party administrator, alleging multiple ERISA violations.
Pillsbury Winthrop, Disgorgement of Big Legal Fees in Conflict
Bankruptcy court is said to be full of conflicts of interest. Here, there is a possibility that Pilsbury Winthrop will be divested of its lead counsel role and made to give back $4 million in fees. "An alleged conflict of

How a County Attorney's Office Is Streamlining E-Discovery Law.com
The Nassau County Attorney's Office in New York knew its document retrieval needed an upgrade to comply with the amended Federal Rules regarding e-discovery. The county chose to automate e-mail and electronic document analysis, culling and review with the Clearwell Intelligence Platform. C.C. Holland looks at the results.
Class Action Nets Real Money for Farmers in Multi-Million Dollar Bank Settlement, Law Firms Report PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
Law firms Susman Godfrey and Mitchell & DeClerck have settled a class action suit against Gold Bank and its parent, Gold Banc Corporation.
Mediation helps hospitals steer clear of courtrooms Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Will the Corporate Model Backfire on Greenberg? Law.com
With revenues up by more than 880 percent from 1996, it's understandable that Greenberg Traurig touts its business model of running like a closely held corporation. But in the wake of the firm paying millions in fines and settlements triggered by partners' imbroglios, many former Greenberg lawyers say the same qualities that yield great financial rewards -- an emphasis on profit, growth and a
Don't lie to your doctor, experts warn The Pantagraph
CHICAGO -- There’s an open secret in medicine: Patients lie. They lie about how much they smoke and whether they’re taking their medicine. They understate how much they drink and overstate how much they exercise.legal+malpractice+attorneys+new+york: legal+malpractice+attorneys+new+york