Vermont Mut. Ins. Co. v. McCABE & MACK, LLP, 2013 NY Slip Op 2392 – NY: Appellate Div., 2nd Dept. 2013 – Google Scholar. This case was filed by an insurance company against lawyers who were assigned by the insurance company to handle a subrogation action. The complaint asserted two…
COLONY INSURANCE COMPANY v. FLADSETH, Dist. Court, ND California 2013 – Google Scholar. This case is a declaratory judgment action brought by an insurance company against a lawyer. The underlying cases were two lawsuits against the lawyer. He was accused of charging excessive fees in two medical malpractice lawsuits. He…
O’KELLYN v. Dawson, 2013 PA Super 25 – Pa: Superior Court 2013 – Google Scholar. This is a case where a lawyer was accused of legal malpractice for failing to properly document a settlement of a divorce case. The settlement related to an award of maintenance. The parties agreed on…
ABRAMS, FENSTERMAN, FENSTERMAN, EISMAN, GREENBERG, FORMATO & EINIGER, LLP v. UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD’S, Dist. Court, ED New York 2013 – Google Scholar. Every year, when I receive my legal malpractice insurance application, there is always a question on whether I am an officer or director of an outside entity. In…
LEE & AMTZIS, LLP v. American Guar. & Liab. Ins. Co., 2013 NY Slip Op 30018 – NY: Supreme Court 2013 – Google Scholar. This case is one of a growing group of cases where insurers contest their duty to defend an insured lawyer after the lawyer is sued for…
DRAFT COMPLAINT. The ARDC has filed a complaint against two lawyers who handled a case on a contingency basis. The first agreement from 2005 gave them a legal fee of 33 and 1/3 of the gross amount recovered. After they had obtained a recovery for the client, they lawyers prepared…
Osborne v. Keeney, Ky: Supreme Court 2012 – Google Scholar. This is a legal malpractice case in which the plaintiff alleged that her lawyer failed to file a lawsuit on time and missed the applicable statute of limitations. The Kentucky Supreme Court upheld the claim and addressed other issues as…
Allison v. Commission for Lawyer Discipline, Tex: Court of Appeals, 14th Dist. 2012 – Google Scholar. The Texas Court of Appeals has affirmed a suspension for a lawyer who missed deadlines in an immigration matter and whose client was deported as a result. This is a case where a…
Filed November 30. The ARDC Hearing Board has recommended a six month suspension for a lawyer who falsely notarized a quit claim deed and then, when he received an inquiry from the ARDC, falsely informed the ARDC that the signatures of his clients were genuine. The panel explains: ” Rule…
Excess Insurer Can Bring Legal Malpractice Claim Against Lawyer ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE CO. v. SANDBERG, PHOENIX & VON GONTARD, PC., Dist. Court, SD Illinois 2012 – Google Scholar. This is a dispute between an insurer and the lawyers who were hired to defend a case. Illinois has recognized that an…