Malpractice
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Biglaw, Malpractice, Trials
Which Biglaw Firm Just Got Hit With A $200 Million Malpractice Verdict?
Everything's bigger in Texas -- including the malpractice verdicts. -
Biglaw, Malpractice
Ex-Biglaw Attorney Files Lawsuit Claiming His Former Firm Hung Him Out To Dry
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Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
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Biglaw, Malpractice, Old People
Biglaw Firm Gets Sued For Malpractice -- And Elder Abuse?
A prominent law firm gets dragged into a rich family's feud.
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1st Circuit, American Bar Association / ABA, Asians, Bankruptcy, Biglaw, California, Judicial Nominations, Jury Duty, Law Professors, Malpractice, Morning Docket, Politics, S.D.N.Y., Technology, Trials
Morning Docket: 05.06.14
* U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara wants to know more about why Governor Andrew Cuomo shut down an anticorruption commission. [New York Times]
* The ABA weighs in on the “unfinished business” controversy affecting bankrupt law firms, their lawyers, and their clients. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Better late than never: students and professors at UC Davis Law are pushing for the posthumous admission to the California bar of Hong Yeng Chang, who was denied a law license in 1890 solely because of his Chinese heritage. [Associated Press; South China Morning Post]
* Speaking of late, a robber sent to prison 13 years late because of a clerical error just got released. [ABA Journal]
* Drones could claim another victim: the First Circuit nomination of Harvard law professor David Barron. [How Appealing]
* Who still wants a landline phone? The jury foreman in the latest Apple-Samsung battle, who is sick and tired of cellphones after the month-long trial. [The Recorder (sub. req.)]
* Not such a Great Adventure: “Cadwalader To Pay $17M In Six Flags Malpractice Fight.” [Law360 (sub. req.)]
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Cheapness, Insurance, Legal Ethics, Malpractice, Richard Posner, Screw-Ups, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
3 Things That Solos Do That Make Me Embarrassed To Be A Solo
Solo and small-firm lawyers: are you guilty of any of these sins? -
Insurance, Malpractice, Real Estate, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners, Technology
5 Things I Wish They’d Told Me When I Started My Law Firm
One of our small-firm columnists, Carolyn Elefant, looks back on the launch of her practice. -
Biglaw, Blank Rome, Divorce Train Wrecks, Malpractice, Partner Issues, Wall Street
Muppets Accused of Malpractice?
A Wall Street wife sues her former divorce lawyers for malpractice, accusing them of being puppets of her ex-husband. -
Health Care / Medicine, Malpractice, Sex
If You've Had an Erection for More Than Twelve Hours, Seek Medical Attention (You Can Always Sue Later)
A medical malpractice lawsuit raises this question: Is 26 hours too long to wait before you seek medical attention for your erection? - Sponsored
Document Automation For Law Firms: The Definitive Guide
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Malpractice, Ridiculousness, Tort Reform
Infographic of the Day: American Litigiousness Statistics That Will Make You Angry
Exactly how over-litigious is the United States? THIS much. -
Malpractice, Small Law Firms
The Practice: Do You or Your Client Understand the Scope of Representation? (Part I)
Be forewarned: Brian Tannebaum is citing case law here, so if that scares you, stop reading now. There are two things lawyers are doing wrong when it comes to scope of representation, as in, “What is your obligation to this client?” The failure to comprehend this critical concept begins when you are retained, and rears its head again when the representation is over. So let’s talk about the dumbass things you are doing to complicate your life, and how to fix them.... -
Airplanes / Aviation, Boalt Hall, Health Care / Medicine, Jury Duty, Law Schools, Malpractice, Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 10.24.11
* The TSA must be stopped. They’re now leaving creepy notes when they spy personal items in your luggage. [Not So Private Parts / Forbes] * Law students, trust me, there’s nothing on your Facebook page that three more points on the LSAT won’t fix. [WSJ Law Blog] * Berkeley Law 1Ls are playing an […] -
Document Review, Malpractice, Screw-Ups, Technology
McDermott Will & Emery Wins E-discovery Blunder of the Week
A wise man once said: “There, but for the grace of God, go I.” I think of this whenever there are claims of attorneys royally screwing up e-discovery. It’s easy to indulge in some schadenfreude and say, “What suckers!” But truthfully, many firms — even the big, prestigious ones — are more vulnerable than they’d […] -
Layoffs, Malpractice, Money, Student Loans
Former DLA Piper Attorney Faces Lawsuit for Failure to Pay His Debts
Well, this is pretty much my worst nightmare. Legal Profession Blog reports on the horrible story of Olufemi Nicol: The Illinois Administrator has filed a complaint alleging that an attorney failed in bad faith to repay his student loans for a graduate business degree obtained after he graduated from the University of Chicago Law School […]
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7th Circuit, Drugs, Health Care / Medicine, Immigration, Malpractice, Politics, Richard Posner
Posner for President!
Should Judge Richard Posner leave the Seventh Circuit and run for president? He certainly has the beginnings of a platform. And, despite some possible leftward drift, Judge Posner’s tendencies still seem to point in a libertarian direction. From The Atlantic: 1. Remove all limits on the immigration of highly skilled workers, or persons of wealth. […] -
Attorney Misconduct, Biglaw, Billable Hours, Litigators, Malpractice, Partner Issues, Susman Godfrey, Trials
Ex-Client Sues Debevoise & Plimpton for $55 Million
Is suing a former client for unpaid bills a wise idea? Maybe not. As John Marquess, president of Legal Cost Control, told the New York Law Journal, “If I were advising any law firm, I would tell them suing a client over fees is a no-win situation. It’s going to get you adverse publicity you […] -
Malpractice, Private Equity, Wall Street
Lawsuit of the Day: Cerberus v. Paul Hastings
‘Tis the season for… litigation between law firms and their ex-clients? What happened to the holiday spirit of peace and good will for all? First Simpson Thacher (malpractice), then Debevoise (last item — unpaid fees), and now, Paul Hastings (malpractice). From the New York Law Journal: A financing unit of Cerberus Capital Management L.P. has […] -
Free Speech, Malpractice, Munger Tolles & Olson
Malpractice Suit Against Simpson Thacher Reinstated on Appeal
Getting sued for malpractice, even if the claims lack merit, is never fun. Earlier this week, we wrote about Seyfarth Shaw, which is being sued by Tae Bo star Billy Blanks for malpractice (and being sued by a current partner for breach of fiduciary duty, among other claims). Let’s declare this week “West Coast Malpractice […] -
Lawsuit of the Day, Litigators, Malpractice, Partner Issues, Partner Profits
Lawsuit of the Day: Lancaster v. Seyfarth ShawPartners told to 'hustle for cash,' congratulated for 'prying cash out of clients' hands.'
Back in February, we covered a legal malpractice lawsuit brought by Billy Blanks, the Tae Bo king, against his former firm, Seyfarth Shaw. A jury found in Blanks’s favor and issued a $30 million verdict, but that verdict was overturned on appeal, due to flawed jury instructions. A new trial is set for July 2010. […] -
Bankruptcy, Blank Rome, Insurance, Malpractice
Blank Rome's Massive Malpractice Settlement
This year hasn’t been a fabulous one for Blank Rome. They’ve had to cut both salaries and headcount. The firm also pushed back start dates for first-year associates, until “at least” January 2010, and the 2009 summer program was a brief six weeks. This latest news doesn’t improve matters. From the Legal Intelligencer, via Am […] -
Celebrities, Lawsuit of the Day, Malpractice, Screw-Ups, Sports
Court Karate Chops Seyfarth Shaw Over Billy Blanks Malpractice Suit
The 90’s were good to Billy Blanks of Tae Bo fame. His taekwando-boxing hybrid workout routine was all the rage across the land, with Paula Abdul a notable follower. After his career peaked, the legal troubles started. In 1999, he filed a $10 million suit against his agent, because his agent wasn’t licensed to be […]