The Supreme Court of Arkansas has affirmed a summary judgment granted for an attorney in a legal malpractice case. In Evans v. Hamby, a client claimed that his former attorney negligently represented him during a case brought by a creditor seeking to collect on a promissory note against the client’s…
An appellate court in New Jersey has affirmed a summary judgment granted against an attorney who filed a third party complaint against an adverse expert witness in a legal malpractice action in which he was the defendant. In Reilly, Supple & Wischusen, LLC v. Blum, the defendant attorney claimed in…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has affirmed two rulings in favor of an attorney in a legal malpractice case. In Lyon v. Aguilar, a married couple sued their former attorney for malpractice arising from his representation during two cases filed in New Mexico state court. During…
A California appellate court has upheld a defense verdict in a legal malpractice action. In Takahashi v. Snell & Wilmer, LLP, a client sued his firm for negligent representation defending him in a partnership dispute. A partner had sued claiming a right to partnership proceeds. The client sued his former…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled that a federal court has subject matter jurisdiction over a legal malpractice case arising from a patent infringement dispute. In Warrior Sports, Inc. v. Dickinson Wright, PLLC, a lacrosse equipment manufacturer sued its former attorney for negligent representation in…
An appellate court in California has upheld a trial court’s dismissal of a legal malpractice case because the former client was unable to prove the attorney’s negligence caused her damages. In Bye v. Cooper, a woman was injured after she tripped and fell on a sidewalk at her apartment complex.…
An appellate court in New York held that a criminal defendant was entitled to compensatory damages against his attorney arising from negligent representation during his criminal trial. In Dombrowski v. Bulson, the client was convicted of two felonies and a misdemeanor and sentenced to four years in prison. An appeal…
An appellate court in California has affirmed a motion for summary judgment granted in favor of an attorney in a legal malpractice action. In Lewellen v. Phillips, a woman alleged that her lawyer committed malpractice for inadequately representing her at a settlement conference in a property dispute. At the conference,…
After reviewing an interlocutory order, a Pennsylvania appellate court has ruled in favor of a client in a legal malpractice action. In Epstein v. Saul Ewing, LLP., a client sued his former attorney for negligently handling his appeal of an adverse judgment. The underlying case involved a fee dispute between…
A California appellate court has affirmed a jury verdict for an attorney in a legal malpractice claim. In Tong v Rucker a client alleged that her new attorney negligently represented her in a malpractice suit against her old lawyer. In the first case, the client had attempted to back out…