I have prepared a short video to discuss how to respond to negative reviews. The key issue is that a lawyer cannot share any confidential information about a client and cannot disparage a client or former client.
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New York Court Upholds Legal Malpractice Claim Where Lawyers Allegedly Spoke to the Wall Street Journal In Violation of Their Client’s Contract
It is always a risk to talk to the media. Here, in a pithy opinion, The New York Appellate Division, First Department upheld a legal malpractice claim against a law firm. “Plaintiff alleges that he would not have lost his contractual right to certain deferred compensation if his attorneys had…
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Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Qui Tam Action Because Attorney Violated Rule 1.9
A qui tam case is a case in which a plaintiff, usually a former insider, sues his former employer on behalf of the United States and alleges that the United States was defrauded. The plaintiff is referred to as a “relator.” The relevant statute is the False Claims Act, 31…