Forshee v. Moulton, 2024 Tex. App. LEXIS 2520 (Houston [14th Dist.] April 11, 2024) - Brief Summary - The Texas Court of Appeals held that when a plaintiff's claim against her former attorney properly is grounded in...more
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The United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois held that a law firm representing the administrator in estate proceedings did not owe a duty to a beneficiary of the estate, and the...more
A Georgia appellate court held that plaintiff's nearly $6 million damage award was improper because the trial court permitted the jury to view a copy of the complaint which included allegations and claims that had been...more
Scot Vandenberg v. RQM, LLC, 2020 IL App (1st) 190544 -
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An Illinois appellate court affirmed the adjudication of a firm's attorney's liens down to zero, where the discharged firm failed to provide any...more
8/6/2020
/ Appeals ,
Attorney Malpractice ,
Attorney Misconduct ,
Attorney Representation Agreements ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Breach of Duty ,
Contingency Fees ,
Discharge Letters ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Litigation Fees & Costs ,
Quantum Meruit ,
Settlement
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
R.M. v. Dennis, Jackson, Martin & Fontela, P.A., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 68115
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Utah's federal district court granted a motion to dismiss filed by a Florida-based law firm and its associate (collectively...more
4/25/2020
/ Attorney Malpractice ,
Breach of Duty ,
Due Process ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
General Jurisdiction ,
Minimum Contacts ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Professional Negligence ,
Specific Jurisdiction ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction
Signal Fin. Holdings, Ltd. Liab. Co. v. Looking Glass Fin., Ltd. Liab. Co., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 206857 (N.D. Ill., Judge Joan H. Lefkow, 12/2/19)
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A federal district court in Illinois granted defendants'...more
Milligan v. Salamone, 1:18-CV-327-RP (W.D. Tex. Mar. 14, 2019) -
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The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas recently upheld the bankruptcy court's order dismissing plaintiff's negligence...more
Pence v. Slate, et al., 2018AP652 -
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One month after the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued its decision in MacLeish v. Boadman & Clark, LLP, 381 Wis. 2d 471 (2019)—a decision discussed in our previous...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
Naughton v. Pfaff, 2016 IL.App (2nd) 150360 -
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A referring attorney sought to recover under an oral fee-sharing agreement with another attorney, alleging that their agreement constituted a joint...more
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The plaintiff, a shareholder of limited liability company (LLC), filed an action against a law firm and one of its lawyers, alleging they aided and abetted other shareholders in breaching their fiduciary...more