The Supreme Court of New Jersey has ruled that a criminal defendant’s legal malpractice claim was not barred by a one year time limit for filing a notice of claim against a public employee. In Rogers v. Cape May County Office of Public Defenders, a client sued his former attorney…
A California appellate court has affirmed a summary judgment in favor of an attorney in a legal malpractice case. In Schneider v. Blanchet, a client sued her attorney for negligently representing her in divorce proceedings. The client’s former husband ran an investment firm and an issue arose over whether he…
The South Carolina Court of Appeals has reversed a partial summary judgment in favor a client where the lower court held that the statute of limitations had not expired on a legal malpractice claim. In Kimmer v. Wright, a client sued his former attorney for negligent representation in a worker’s…
A Louisiana appellate court has affirmed a summary judgment in favor of an attorney in a legal malpractice action. In Walker v. Harris, a client sued his former attorney alleging that the attorney negligently represented him in a personal injury action arising from a motor vehicle accident. At one point…
The Connecticut Appellate Court has affirmed a judgment after a bench trial in favor of an attorney for unpaid legal fees from a former client and rejected the client’s counterclaim for legal malpractice. In O’Connell, Flaherty and Attmore, LLC v. Richter, an attorney brought a claim against his former client…
An appeals court in Texas has affirmed the dismissal of a legal malpractice suit. In Bailey v. Schneider, a client, who had been sentenced to thirty years in prison, retained an attorney to file a petition for a writ of habeas corpus on his behalf. The attorney had allegedly been…
A California appeals court has reversed a summary judgment in favor of an attorney in a legal malpractice action. In Cohen v. Fried & Goldsman, a client brought a legal malpractice claim against her former attorney who represented her during her divorce proceedings. The client alleged that the attorney negligently…
A New Jersey Appellate Court has affirmed a jury verdict in favor of an attorney to recover legal fees from a former client, who had made a counterclaim alleging the the attorney committed malpractice. In Wallack v. Jordan, an attorney sued his former client to collect unpaid legal fees related…
A California appellate court has affirmed a ruling sustaining a demurrer without leave to amend a first amended complaint alleging legal malpractice. In Siegen v. Lewis., a client filed a legal malpractice action against his former attorney alleging the attorney negligently represented him in a civil action against another individual.…
A Louisiana appeals court has affirmed the dismissal of a legal malpractice suit. In Guy v. Brown, two half-sisters brought a legal malpractice claim against their former attorney who represented them in their deceased father’s succession proceedings. The father had received negligent medical care, which resulted in paraplegia and allegedly…