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It’s cold in here!
/ 26.Apr, 2011The 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 . . .
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Play Ball!
/ 26.Apr, 2011Professional liability defense is not limited to the legal “arena” or the “courts” of law. With the NBA and NHL playoffs in full swing, there . . .
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Preliminary Objections Granted on The Basis of Underlying Settlement
/ 20.Apr, 2011Jeff 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 . . .
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One step ahead of the Ambulance Chaser
/ 19.Apr, 2011Michael 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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Who can sue a defense lawyer?
/ 18.Apr, 2011In these tight financial times, insurance companies continue to look for ways to recoup their losses. Legal malpractice claims based upon equitable subrogation or assignments . . .
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Requiring Impropriety
/ 11.Apr, 2011There has been a longstanding debate over an ambiguity in Pennsylvania’s Wrongful Use of Civil Proceedings Statute, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8351. Section 8351 provides: (a) A . . .
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It Does Not Pay to Disobey the Judge, But You May Have to
/ 07.Apr, 2011The misconduct of plaintiffs’ counsel took center stage at a February 2010 jury trial in a wrongful death and survivorship action in the United States . . .
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Q: Is it a good idea to use client information to make yourself rich? A: No.
/ 07.Apr, 2011Lawyers receive lots of information from their clients. Some lawyers receive more valuable information in client communications than others. A simple rule of malpractice avoidance is to . . .
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Are you savvy enough to avoid internet scams?
/ 31.Mar, 2011Attorneys are generally a pretty savvy bunch, or at least we would like to think so. However, there are increasing numbers of attorneys who are . . .
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Two way traffic ahead
/ 30.Mar, 2011The Pennsylvania Supreme Court recently made the most significant ruling with respect to the attorney-client privilege in a number of years. Strengthening the attorney-client privilege is . . .
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