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Recent Pennsylvania Legal Malpractice Opinions
/ 01.Feb, 2012Although not strictly speaking a “legal malpractice” decision, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania’s decision in Travelers Indem. Co. v. Stengel, 2011 WL 6739458 (E.D. Pa. . . .
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Additional Charges Against Attorney Kwasnik
/ 25.Jan, 2012We have previously written about attorney Michael Kwasnik’s legal troubles. Mr. Kwasnik is facing charges that he stole over $1 million from clients. The total amount . . .
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Supreme Court Rules on Law Practice Mistake in Death Penalty Case
/ 18.Jan, 2012In October, we wrote about the case of Corey R. Maples which was being argued in front of the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court’s opinion . . .
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What is a Lack of Probable Cause for a Wrongful Use of Civil Proceedings Claim
/ 18.Jan, 2012Pennsylvania is unusual with respect to the extent that wrongful use of civil proceedings claims, also known as Dragonetti claims, are used not only as . . .
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2010 Ethics Review
/ 12.Jan, 2012The Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has published its year end statistics. Discipline last year included: 55 Informal Admonitions 16 Private Reprimands . . .
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Bonnie Sweeten Update
/ 06.Jan, 2012Arguing over whether Bonnie Sweeten stole $900,000 or $1,000,000 took all day, so sentencing will have to wait. Of particular note to our readers was . . .
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What you don’t know can hurt you
/ 05.Jan, 2012We have previously written about Bonnie Sweeten, not because of her sensationalist faked kidnapping, but because of what her case means for professional malpractice avoidance. . . .
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Opening up wrongful use of civil proceedings
/ 30.Dec, 2011The Superior Court has issued an opinion which could spell big trouble for Pennsylvania attorneys. The court’s decision in Betts Industries, Inc. v. Heelan, Pa. . . .
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Best practices tip- Client Letters
/ 08.Dec, 2011We have previously blogged about some of the good resources that are available from various professional liability insurers. Recently Swiss Re (Westport Insurance) created a . . .
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Pennsylvania Professional Liability- Key Case
/ 18.Nov, 2011An important initial question in legal malpractice cases is necessarily whether the attorney actually represented the client for the matter in which the attorney was . . .
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