Brief Summary -
Plaintiff, Nancy Malek (plaintiff), filed a complaint against her now ex-husband’s counsel, Chuhak & Tecson, P.C. (defendant or C&T), alleging that the defendant aided and abetted a fraudulent transfer of...more
An Arizona appellate court held that summary judgment was appropriate in a legal malpractice action brought by a medical marijuana company for failure to timely pursue a petition for judicial review where plaintiffs could not...more
Webb v. Ellis, 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 3527 (2020) -
Brief Summary -
A Texas appellate court reversed the trial court's grant of summary judgment in defendants' favor on plaintiffs' legal malpractice claim—which was based on...more
Summary judgment entered in the attorney defendant's favor on grounds of lack of causation in a legal malpractice case was upheld by a Texas court of appeal where plaintiffs' expert's opinions regarding proximate cause were...more
9/2/2020
/ Appeals ,
Attorney Malpractice ,
Burden of Proof ,
But For Causation ,
Causation ,
Expert Testimony ,
Malicious Prosecution ,
Negligent Misrepresentation ,
Proximate Cause ,
Slander ,
Statute of Limitations
McNellis-Wallace v. Hoffman, et. al., Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, Docket No. A-1488-19T1 -
Brief Summary -
A New Jersey appellate court held that a defendant in a malpractice case could not maintain a...more
8/21/2020
/ Appeals ,
Attorney Malpractice ,
Cause of Action Accrual ,
Contribution Claims ,
Joint Tortfeasors ,
Medical Malpractice ,
Motion for Reconsideration ,
Notice Requirements ,
Reversal ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Successors
Scot Vandenberg v. RQM, LLC, 2020 IL App (1st) 190544 -
Brief Summary -
An Illinois appellate court affirmed the adjudication of a firm's attorney's liens down to zero, where the discharged firm failed to provide any...more
8/6/2020
/ Appeals ,
Attorney Malpractice ,
Attorney Misconduct ,
Attorney Representation Agreements ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Breach of Duty ,
Contingency Fees ,
Discharge Letters ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Litigation Fees & Costs ,
Quantum Meruit ,
Settlement
Schaeffer v. Thompson, Ala. Cov. App. LEXIS 25 (2020) -
Brief Summary -
The Alabama Civil Court of Appeals reversed a trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant on plaintiffs' legal malpractice claims,...more
Bethel v. Quilling, Selander, Lownds, Winslett & Moser, P.C., (Feb. 21, 2020, No. 18-0595) 2020 Tex. LEXIS 139 -
Brief Summary -
The Texas Supreme Court held that a claim over an attorney's alleged destruction of evidence...more
3/4/2020
/ Affirmative Defenses ,
Appeals ,
Attorney Malpractice ,
Client Representation ,
Conversion ,
Destruction of Evidence ,
Dismissals ,
Fraud ,
Immunity ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Reaffirmation ,
State Law Tort Claims ,
Trespass to Chattel ,
TX Supreme Court
Zander v. Carlson, 2019 IL App (1st) 181868, November 21, 2019 -
Union-appointed lawyers are immune from malpractice lawsuits filed by formerly represented union members, an Illinois appeals court has affirmed. The First...more
2/25/2020
/ Appeals ,
Arbitration ,
Attorney Malpractice ,
Client Representation ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Dismissals ,
Exclusive Jurisdiction ,
Immunity ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
Personal Liability ,
Unions
Cahn v. Word, 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 193 (10th Cir. Jan. 6, 2020) -
Brief Summary -
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held that the four year statute of limitations applicable to legal malpractice actions in...more
Drendall Law Office, P.C. v. Mundia, No. 19A-PL-582, 2019 Ind. App. LEXIS 523 (Ct. App. Dec. 2, 2019) -
Brief Summary -
The Court of Appeals in Indiana overturned a malpractice jury verdict of $312,000 in favor of a...more
American Inter-Fidelity Exchange v. Hope, et. al., (N.D. Illinois 17 C 7934) -
Brief Summary -
A federal district court in Illinois held that defendants, who were sued for malpractice after a default judgment was...more
Douglas W. Richardson, et al. v. Southern California Edison Co., et al., Case No. JCCP 5000/19STCV10357 (Superior Ct. L.A. County May 31, 2019) -
Brief Summary -
Upon motion by the defendant, Southern California Edison...more
Falk Pharma GMBH v. Generico, LLC, Nos. 2017-2312, 2017-2636, 2018-1320, 2018-2097, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 4859 (Fed. Cir. Feb. 8, 2019) -
Brief Summary -
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled that a...more
Reynolds v. Henderson & Lyman, No. 17-1999, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 25850 (7th Cir. Sep. 12, 2018) -
Brief Summary -
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the grant of summary judgment to defendant law firm on the...more
Starwood Management, LLC by and through Norma Gonzalez v. Don Swaim and Rose Walker, LLP, Texas Supreme Court Number 16-0431 (September 29, 2017) -
Brief Summary -
The Texas Supreme Court overturned the trial court and...more
Brief Summary -
The "common interest doctrine" generally protects attorney-client communications, even if such communications are disclosed to a third party, as long as the third party shares a common legal interest with...more
6/24/2016
/ Appeals ,
Asset Purchaser ,
Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Bank of America ,
Commercial Leases ,
Common-Interest Privilege ,
Confidential Communications ,
Countrywide ,
Disclosure ,
Discovery ,
Fraud ,
Indemnification ,
Mergers ,
RMBS ,
Third-Party