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$34.5 Million Verdict in Legal Malpractice Case

admin / 01.May, 2012

A 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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Former Cozen Associate Suspended for 30 Months

admin / 11.Apr, 2012

Matthew Francis Henry, a former Cozen O’Connor associate, has been suspended from practicing for 30 months by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for extravagant false billings . . .

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The Umpires Strike Back

admin / 28.Mar, 2012

The 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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It just goes on and on. . .

admin / 27.Feb, 2012

Two recent cases illustrate one of the central problems with legal malpractice cases, they frequently just will not end.  In the case of In re: . . .

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Recent Pennsylvania Legal Malpractice Opinions

admin / 01.Feb, 2012

Although 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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Sweeten Sentenced

admin / 26.Jan, 2012

Bonnie Sweeten, the “hoax mom” paralegal who is a poster child for the axiom that an attorney needs to know what is going on in his or . . .

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Additional Charges Against Attorney Kwasnik

admin / 25.Jan, 2012

We 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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What is a Lack of Probable Cause for a Wrongful Use of Civil Proceedings Claim

admin / 18.Jan, 2012

Pennsylvania 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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