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FBI Probe of Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice McCaffery?
/ 11.Jun, 2013The Philadelphia Inquirer reports the FBI is investigating referral fees received by Lise Rapaport, the wife and chief aide of Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Seamus . . .
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New York Times Opinion Piece on Patent Trolls
/ 05.Jun, 2013We have previously written about patent trolls, and some of their serious consequences. The New York Times has a nice opinion piece on efforts to . . .
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Legal Malpractice Claim Against Blank Rome
/ 30.May, 2013Kristina Armstrong, the ex-wife of Morgan Stanley executive Michael Armstrong, has sued Blank Rome, and two of its attorneys. Ms. Armstrong claims the Blank Rome . . .
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New York Lawyers Suspended for Advising Client to Change Story
/ 22.May, 2013New York attorneys Shane Rios and Daniel Levy have been suspended from the practice of law for nine months. Mr. Rios and Mr. Levy . . .
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Josh Byrne Named to PBA Position
/ 10.May, 2013Josh J.T. Byrne, Esquire, of Swartz Campbell’s professional liability department, has been appointed Vice Chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Professional Liability Committee.
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Law Firm Labeled "Porno Trolling Collective"
/ 09.May, 2013Los Angeles based United States District Judge Otis D. Wright, II, has issued an order assessing $81,320 in legal fees against Prenda Law, Inc., four . . .
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Legal Malpractice and Coverage Issues Arising Out of Referral to a Financial Services Professional
/ 01.May, 2013Attorney Roger A. Giuliani has a history of problems. In 2004, a Nassau County, New York, judge awarded $2 million in punitive damages to a . . .
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Former CIO of Mayer Brown Pleads Guilty
/ 25.Apr, 2013In August of 20012, the former global chief information officer of the Chicago law firm Mayer Brown, David Tresch was arrested on charges of embezzlement. . . .
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Some General Materials on Legal Malpractice
/ 19.Apr, 2013We have previously shared a number of web resources on legal malpractice avoidance. The following are some readily available web resources on legal malpractice in . . .
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Ex-Justice of the Peace Accused of Shooting Prosecutors
/ 17.Apr, 2013The news last month that a Texas district attorney and his wife had been assassinated was sufficiently frightening in and of itself, especially when coupled . . .
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