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Roedder v. Callis, No. ED97105: Missouri Appellate Court Rules that Legal Malpractice Claim Survives Death of Client

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…

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Jobar Realty, Co., Inc., v. Tombalakian, No. A-3660-10T1: New Jersey Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Attorney in Legal Malpractice Action

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…

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Louisiana Appeals Court Affirms Summary Judgment for Attorney in Legal Malpractice Case

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…

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Court of Appeals of Minnesota Affirms Summary Judgment for Attorney in Legal Malpractice Action

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…

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California Appellate Court Reverses Judgment in favor of Client in Legal Malpractice Case

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…

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Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms Summary Judgment for Attorney in Legal Malpractice Case

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…

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Georgia Appellate Court Reverses Evidence Ruling for Attorney in Legal Malpractice Case

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…

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Supreme Court of New Jersey Reverses Summary Judgment for Attorneys in Legal Malpractice Case

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…

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Ohio Appellate Court Affirms Summary Judgment in Favor or Attorney in Legal Malpractice Case

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…

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New Jersey Appellate Court Reverses Summary Judgment for Attorney in Legal Malpractice Case

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,…