Davis, et. al. v. Hayes Hofler, P.A., 2024 N.C. App. LEXIS 11 (Ct. App. January 2, 2024) - Brief Summary - The North Carolina Court of Appeals aligned itself with the minority view by holding that the continuous...more
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An intermediate appellate court in Illinois held that defendant forfeited appellate review of expert testimony admitted at trial because he failed to file a post-trial motion on the issue. However, the...more
UFT Commercial Finance, LLC v. Fisher, No. 20-2012 (7th Cir., March 23, 2021) -
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The Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a legal malpractice action filed by UFT Commercial Finance, LLC against the...more
Flintlock Constr. Servs, LLC v. Rubin, Fiorella & Friedman, LLP, 2020 NY Slip Op 06711 (App. Div.).
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After plaintiff's initial legal malpractice action was dismissed as premature because the underlying...more
1/28/2021
/ Appellate Courts ,
Attorney Malpractice ,
Damages ,
Dismissal With Prejudice ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Post Trial Motions ,
Professional Negligence ,
Property Damage ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Stipulations ,
Tolling Agreement
After a Florida law firm and one of its attorneys (defendants) were hit with a $5 million jury verdict in a case arising out of an underlying medical malpractice action, they—along with the firm's insurer—appealed. Because...more
11/20/2020
/ Appellate Courts ,
Attorney Malpractice ,
Birth Injuries ,
Burden-Shifting ,
But For Causation ,
Exclusive Remedy ,
Expert Testimony ,
Jury Awards ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Liability Insurance ,
Medical Malpractice ,
Professional Negligence ,
Remand ,
Reversal
Jibreel Townsend v. Spear, Greenfield and Richman, P.C., Mark Greenfield, Rand Spear, Esq. Superior Court of Pennsylvania, No. 2950 EDA 2019 (8/13/20) -
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A Pennsylvania court affirmed summary judgment in a...more
Webb v. Ellis, 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 3527 (2020) -
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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
Whirlpool Corp. v. Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP, 2020 IL App (1st) 191042-U No. 1-19-1042 (May 19, 2020) -
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The appellate court affirmed the trial court's entry of judgment for defendants, an attorney...more
6/5/2020
/ Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Defense Strategies ,
Error in Judgment Rule ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Professional Negligence ,
Standard of Care ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Whirlpool
R.M. v. Dennis, Jackson, Martin & Fontela, P.A., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 68115
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Utah's federal district court granted a motion to dismiss filed by a Florida-based law firm and its associate (collectively...more
4/25/2020
/ Attorney Malpractice ,
Breach of Duty ,
Due Process ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
General Jurisdiction ,
Minimum Contacts ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Professional Negligence ,
Specific Jurisdiction ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction