Topic
Malpractice Claims
27 published works
Securities Compliance Sentinel
Law Firms Cannot Ignore Clients Who May Be Engaged in Ponzi Schemes
Regulators seem to believe that lawyers and their law firms act like ostriches when it comes to their clients and Ponzi schemes. For example, a law firm paid $25 million to…
InsureReinsure
Mississippi Appeals Court Recognizes Excess Carrier’s Malpractice Claim Against Insured’s Defense Counsel
Does an excess liability insurer have standing to bring a malpractice claim against counsel appointed by its insured’s primary carrier to defend against a lawsuit? In Mississippi, the answer is…
Nursing Home Law Blog
Congressman Phil Gingrey, Sponsor of HR 5, Has Had Three Malpractice Claims Filed Against Him
The New York Times recently reported that Congressman Gingrey has had three claims filed against him, the most recent of which involved a payment of $500,000 to avoid allowing a…
Real Lawyers Have Blogs
Best in Law Blogs : The LexBlog Network : November 30, 2010
With 136 posts to The LexBlog Network today, it's getting more and more challenging to choose just ten posts to highlight. In one of the more interesting posts today, Shari Shapiro has…
InsureReinsure
NY Court of Appeals Applies Pennsylvania Law to Bar Coverage For Malpractice Claim Pursuant To Prior Knowledge Exclusion
Reversing the intermediate appellate court, New York’s highest court recently granted summary judgment in favor of two excess insurers based upon their policies’ prior knowledge exclusion.
Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog
“Thin-slicing” trusts and estates malpractice claims
I previously wrote here about a $71 million jury verdict entered against a large Texas firm for estate planning malpractice even though this same jury found that the client had suffered zero economic…
Florida Probate & Trust Litigation Blog
Probate practice is complex and demanding . . . and the stakes can be very high if someone thinks you got it wrong
A brewing case reported on in Gannett heirs sue over father's estate is a good example of how even the best Florida firms are not immune to malpractice claims challenging…