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Denial of Professional Liability Coverage for Dishonesty
/ 29.Aug, 2013A recent case out of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado found, pursuant to the policy’s dishonesty exception, a law firm’s . . .
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Legal Malpractice Based on Client Confidentiality
/ 10.Jan, 2013McDermott, Will & Emery is facing a legal malpractice action alleging a formal partner passed on to his family members confidential information related to a . . .
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$34.5 Million Verdict in Legal Malpractice Case
/ 01.May, 2012A Los Angeles jury awarded $34.5 million dollars to a group of investors who had brought a legal malpractice action against the law firm Holland . . .
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Arrest in Luzerne County Ponzi Case
/ 02.Apr, 2012We have previously discussed the frequent involvement of lawyers in Ponzi schemes. A 77-year-old Pennsylvania lawyer is now facing federal counts for allegations of a Ponzi . . .
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The Umpires Strike Back
/ 28.Mar, 2012The Lima, Pennsylvania firm of Phillips Campbell & Phillips, has been sued in Ft. Worth, Texas, for legal malpractice by the Professional Association of Golf . . .
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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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Ponzi, Ponzi, everywhere
/ 03.May, 2011One would think that with the prosecution of Bernie Madoff either investors or shysters would figure out that Ponzi schemes are a bad deal. However, . . .
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More lawyers doing bad things
/ 28.Apr, 2011Interesting article in the Philadelphia Inquirer today about the problem of attorneys stealing money from elderly clients. The professional liability and attorney ethics implications of . . .
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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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