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Davis, et. al. v. Hayes Hofler, P.A., 2024 N.C. App. LEXIS 11 (Ct. App. January 2, 2024) - Brief Summary - The North Carolina Court of Appeals aligned itself with the minority view by holding that the continuous...more
A recent decision from the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada highlights the importance of analyzing whether a defendant law firm has a viable jurisdictional defense, even when the law firm has a global footprint....more
An Illinois appellate court held that plaintiffs' legal malpractice claim, which accrued as soon as his business partners learned of their wrongfully caused injuries, was barred by the two-year statute of limitations. ...more
Brief Summary An Illinois appellate court held that the statute of repose barred a plaintiff's legal malpractice claim, and that the plaintiff's claim of fraudulent concealment to toll the statute failed. The court also...more
UFT Commercial Finance, LLC v. Fisher, No. 20-2012 (7th Cir., March 23, 2021) - Brief Summary - The Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a legal malpractice action filed by UFT Commercial Finance, LLC against the...more
China Auto Logistics, Inc. v. DLA Piper, LLP, Case No. 2:20-cv-00646, USDC, Dist. Nevada, March 3, 2021 - A Nevada federal judge tossed a legal malpractice suit against a global firm, finding that the firm was not subject...more
Flintlock Constr. Servs, LLC v. Rubin, Fiorella & Friedman, LLP, 2020 NY Slip Op 06711 (App. Div.). Brief Summary - After plaintiff's initial legal malpractice action was dismissed as premature because the underlying...more
R.M. v. Dennis, Jackson, Martin & Fontela, P.A., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 68115 Brief Summary - Utah's federal district court granted a motion to dismiss filed by a Florida-based law firm and its associate (collectively...more
Bethel v. Quilling, Selander, Lownds, Winslett & Moser, P.C., (Feb. 21, 2020, No. 18-0595) 2020 Tex. LEXIS 139 - Brief Summary - The Texas Supreme Court held that a claim over an attorney's alleged destruction of evidence...more
In Milligan v. Salamone, the Greenberg Taurig lawfirm represented the bankrupt company when it sued a president and board member. No. 1:18-CV-327-RP, 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 41009 (W.D. Tex. March 14, 2019). Greenberg drafted...more
In multi-district litigation arising out of the collapse of TelexFree, a company that signed up over one million promoters of a bare-bones Voice over Internet Protocol before ultimately declaring bankruptcy and admitting to...more
Can substitution of a new plaintiff who has proper standing cause “surprise or prejudice” to a defendant after the statute of limitations would have expired, such that leave to file an amended complaint should be denied?...more
Tillman adv. Rheingold Firm, No. 13-56624, 2016 BL 190432 (9th Cir. June 15, 2016) - Brief Summary - A former client who had agreed to arbitrate disputes with her lawyers, but ultimately could not afford to pay the...more
In Law v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (2015 S.O.S. 13–56099 – filed August 27, 2015), the Ninth Circuit joined the shortlist of Circuit Courts to hold that sanctions for bad-faith litigation tactics under 28 U.S.C. section 1927...more