One of the best ways for attorneys to stay out of trouble with judges (which never hurts when looking to avoid malpractice) is to know . . .
Read More..What is a good way to avoid professional liability? Read the Rules of Professional Conduct (RPCs). The RPCs, in and of themselves, explicitly cannot form the . . .
Read More..One would think that with the prosecution of Bernie Madoff either investors or shysters would figure out that Ponzi schemes are a bad deal. However, . . .
Read More..Interesting article in the Philadelphia Inquirer today about the problem of attorneys stealing money from elderly clients. The professional liability and attorney ethics implications of . . .
Read More..In Sackett v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, 4 A.3d 637 (Pa. Super. 2010), the Superior Court held that a new Rejection of Stacking is needed . . .
Read More..In Pennsylvania, the appellate courts have held the regular use exclusion in uninsured and underinsured motorist cases. That exclusion bars recovery of UM/UIM benefits where . . .
Read More..The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit recently upheld an injunction freezing most of an attorney’s assets in order to . . .
Read More..Professional liability defense is not limited to the legal “arena” or the “courts” of law. With the NBA and NHL playoffs in full swing, there . . .
Read More..Jeff McCarron and Danielle Graham of the Professional Liability group recently obtained a favorable result for a client in a legal malpractice action the Court of Common Pleas . . .
Read More..Michael Wolf, a Montgomery County attorney, has been charged as part of a large insurance fraud scheme, in which a police officer would refer automobile accident victims . . .
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