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…
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U.S. Court of Appeals Rules in Favor of Attorney in Legal Malpractice Case
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…
California Appeals Court Affirms Defense Verdict in Legal Malpractice Action
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…
U.S. Court of Appeals Says Legal Malpractice Action Belongs in Federal Court Due to Patent Infringement Issues
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…
California Court Holds Legal Malpractice Action Was Properly Dismissed
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.…
California Court Upholds Summary Judgment for Attorney in Legal Malpractice Claim
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,…
Pennsylvania Appellate Court Alters Judgment for Client in Legal Malpractice Action
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…
California Court Finds in Favor of Attorney in Legal Malpractice Case
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…
Appellate Court of Connecticut Upholds Legal Malpractice Judgment for Attorney Due to Lack of Expert
The Appellate Court of Connecticut has affirmed a trial court judgment for an attorney in a legal malpractice claim. In Law Offices of Robert K Walsh v Natarajan, the attorney had sued his former client for his fees representing her in a marital dissolution proceeding. The client had counterclaimed for…
Florida Appellate Court Rules that Venue was Improper in Legal Malpractice Case
A Florida District Court of Appeal has reversed a lower court’s denial of an attorney’s motion seeking dismissal of a legal malpractice action due to improper venue. The client, a Tennessee corporation, was a defendant in a federal court action in Orlando, Florida. The client had hired an attorney to…