A Missouri appellate court has ruled that a legal malpractice claim survived the death of a client. In Roedder v. Callis, a client caused a serious motor vehicle accident, which left the other operator paralyzed. The victim sued the client for negligence and the client hired an attorney to defend…
A New Jersey appellate court has affirmed a summary judgment in favor or an attorney in a legal malpractice case. In Jobar Realty, Co., Inc., v. Tombalakian, a client sued his former attorney for negligently settling a dispute with a tenant that caused environmental damage to a strip mall owned…
A Louisiana appellate court has affirmed a summary judgment in favor of an attorney in a legal malpractice case. In Leonard v. Reeves, a client brought a legal malpractice claim against his former attorney as the result of his settling a dispute concerning his child support obligations. The support order…
The Court of Appeals of Minnesota appellate court has affirmed a summary judgment in favor of an attorney in a legal malpractice case. In Vitamin v. Vermeulen, a client sued her former attorney for negligence related to her divorce proceedings. She alleged that she had failed to argue that real…
A California appellate court has reversed a client’s judgment in legal malpractice action. In Williams v. Alden, a client sued his former attorney for negligence with respect to an action to recover a deposit in a real estate transaction. The client had entered into a contract to purchase of five…
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed summary judgment in favor of an attorney in a legal malpractice action. In Botes v. Weintraub.doc, a client sued his former attorney for negligently representing him during his criminal conspiracy and wire fraud case. Prior to the criminal trial, the client passed…
The Court of Appeals of Georgia has ruled that clients, the parents of a child who had died in a school bus accident, were entitled to present expert testimony as to damages sustained in a legal malpractice action. In Tidwell v. Hinton & Powell, parents sued their former attorney for…
The Supreme Court of New Jersey has reversed a summary judgment in favor of two attorneys in a legal malpractice action. In Gere v. Louis, a client sued two of her former attorneys for negligently representing her in her divorce proceedings. The client had been married to her former husband…
An Ohio appellate court has affirmed a summary judgment in favor of an attorney in a legal malpractice case. In Blount v. Smith, a client filed an action pro se claiming negligent representation related to his divorce. The client alleged that the attorney had failed to ensure that the probate…
A New Jersey appellate court has reversed a summary judgment in favor of an attorney in a legal malpractice action. In Gravers v. Lanfrit.doc, a client sued his former attorney for negligently representing him as the seller in a real estate transaction. The attorney negotiated the purchase and sale agreement,…