A New York appellate court has ruled that a legal malpractice claim was barred by the state’s statute of limitations. In Frank Pace III v. Raisman & Associates, Esqs., LLP, a client retained an attorney to make an estate plan, including the creation of a trust. The purpose was to…
The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has affirmed a summary judgment for an attorney in a legal malpractice action. In Rosenbaum v. White, a client hired an attorney to form a new business venture, which would rehabilitate and then resell real estate. The client recruited a…
A North Carolina appellate court has affirmed a summary judgment granted in favor of an attorney in a legal malpractice action. In Tarrant v. Hudson, a client suffered injuries in a motor vehicle accident. The attorney who he hired to make a claim against the other driver in the accident,…
A Michigan appellate court has affirmed summary judgment in favor of an attorney in a legal malpractice case. In Hull v. Steinberg.doc, a husband and wife suffered serious personal injuries when their vehicle was stuck by tractor trailer. The couple retained an attorney to bring an action against the truck…
A California appellate court has affirmed a ruling sustaining a demurrer of a second amended complaint alleging legal malpractice. In Cakarcan v. Law Offices of Steven Stoler & Assocs., LLP, a client retained an attorney to represent her in her divorce and child custody proceedings. Prior to the conclusion of…
A Michigan appellate court has affirmed a summary judgment in favor of an attorney in a legal malpractice action. In Saffron v. Elhart, a client retained an attorney to represent him in his divorce proceedings. During the trial, the client alleged that his former wife had gambled away almost $300,000…
The U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona has denied an attorney’s motion to dismiss a legal malpractice action. In Kaufman v. Jesser, a client retained an attorney to pursue an action for medical malpractice against a veterinarian who treated the client’s exotic bird. The veterinarian had performed surgery…
A California appellate court has affirmed a summary judgment in favor of an attorney in a legal malpractice action. In Tidgewell v. David E. Gentry, APC, a client hired an attorney to represent her in worker’s compensation claim and age discrimination suit against her employer. The attorney negotiated a settlement…
A Washington appellate court has affirmed a judgment in favor of a client in a legal malpractice action. In Puget Sound Electrical Workers Health Trust and Vacation Plan v. McKenzie Rothwell Barlow & Korpi, P.S.doc, an electrical worker’s union trust had a collective bargaining agreement with electrical contractors, which required…
A New Jersey appellate court has dismissed a legal malpractice case on the basis that there was no basis for personal jurisdiction over the defendant attorney. In Finley v. Zimmerman, a husband and wife sued their former attorney, a Florida lawyer, for negligence while representing them in the purchase of…