Midwest Sanitary Service, Inc., et al. v. Sandberg, Phoenix & Von Gontard, P.C. et al., 2022 IL 127327 (Sept. 22, 2022)
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The Illinois Supreme Court held that defendants' former client can seek to recover...more
UFT Commercial Finance, LLC v. Fisher, No. 20-2012 (7th Cir., March 23, 2021) -
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The Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a legal malpractice action filed by UFT Commercial Finance, LLC against the...more
After a Florida law firm and one of its attorneys (defendants) were hit with a $5 million jury verdict in a case arising out of an underlying medical malpractice action, they—along with the firm's insurer—appealed. Because...more
11/20/2020
/ Appellate Courts ,
Attorney Malpractice ,
Birth Injuries ,
Burden-Shifting ,
But For Causation ,
Exclusive Remedy ,
Expert Testimony ,
Jury Awards ,
Jury Verdicts ,
Liability Insurance ,
Medical Malpractice ,
Professional Negligence ,
Remand ,
Reversal
Summary judgment entered in the attorney defendant's favor on grounds of lack of causation in a legal malpractice case was upheld by a Texas court of appeal where plaintiffs' expert's opinions regarding proximate cause were...more
9/2/2020
/ Appeals ,
Attorney Malpractice ,
Burden of Proof ,
But For Causation ,
Causation ,
Expert Testimony ,
Malicious Prosecution ,
Negligent Misrepresentation ,
Proximate Cause ,
Slander ,
Statute of Limitations
Drendall Law Office, P.C. v. Mundia, No. 19A-PL-582, 2019 Ind. App. LEXIS 523 (Ct. App. Dec. 2, 2019) -
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The Court of Appeals in Indiana overturned a malpractice jury verdict of $312,000 in favor of a...more
Picciolo v. Rittley, 2019 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1116 -
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The New Jersey Appellate Division affirmed summary judgment for defendants in a legal malpractice action where plaintiff failed to prove actual...more
Northern League v. Gozdecki, Del Guidice, Americus & Farkas, LLP, 2018 IL App (1st) 172407 -
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Plaintiff sued its former lawyers for legal malpractice due to their alleged failure to include an exit fee...more
Knutson v. Foster, 25 Cal. App. 5th 1075, 1077 (Aug. 8, 2018) -
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A competitive swimmer was successful in reinstating a jury verdict against her lawyer for fraudulent concealment and intentional breach of...more
Manveen Saluja, M.D. v. Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn, LLP, 2017 WL 1033751 (Mich. 2017) -
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Summary judgment in favor of defendants was affirmed based on plaintiff's failure to establish that but...more
West Bend Mutual Ins. Co. v. Schumacher, ___ F.3d ___, 2016 WL 7395708 (7th Cir. 2016) -
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Plaintiff, a workers' compensation insurer, filed a legal malpractice action against former defense counsel,...more