Chamblee Ryan, P.C. v. JBS Carrier, Inc., No. 12-23-00125-CV (Tex. App. — Tyler June 12, 2024) - Brief Summary - Plaintiff, JBS Carriers, Inc. (“JBS”), sued Chamblee Ryan, P.C. (the “defendant”) for legal malpractice related...more
The Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division affirmed a trial court's order granting summary judgment in favor of the defendant attorneys and law firm, ruling that plaintiff had failed to establish that defendants owed...more
On October 7, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit affirmed summary judgment in favor of defendant law firm. The court held the attorneys owed no duty to advise the client to cease an activity...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
Webb v. Ellis, 2020 Tex. App. LEXIS 3527 (2020) -
Brief Summary -
A Texas appellate court reversed the trial court's grant of summary judgment in defendants' favor on plaintiffs' legal malpractice claim—which was based on...more
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
Plaintiffs appealed the district court's order granting summary judgment in favor of defendants on plaintiffs' legal malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty claims. Plaintiffs alleged that defendants were negligent in...more
Schaeffer v. Thompson, Ala. Cov. App. LEXIS 25 (2020) -
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The Alabama Civil Court of Appeals reversed a trial court's grant of summary judgment in favor of defendant on plaintiffs' legal malpractice claims,...more
EQT Production Company v. Dale Phillips, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 9229 (6th Cir. 2019) -
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The Sixth Circuit became the latest court to affirm the idea that expert witness testimony is generally required to...more
Power Control Devices, Inc. v. Lerner, 2019 Kan. App. LEXIS 5 (Ct. App. Jan. 25, 2019) -
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An attorney's statements in the course of representing a client are not admissions and cannot be used as such...more
Sere v. Trapeni, Jr., et al., 2018 Va. Unpub. LEXIS 17 (Va. Supreme Court July 26, 2018) -
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Plaintiff asserted her attorney's alleged breach of duty—e.g., improperly naming the defendant in the original...more
Brooks v. Lemieux, 2017 WL 1056194 (Me. 2017) -
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The Maine Supreme Judicial Court recently held that expert testimony based on supporting facts in the record was required to prove causation between an...more