In a non-precedential opinion filed on January 12, 2016, Pennsylvania’s Superior Court affirmed the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas’ Order granting Defendants summary judgment . . .
Read More..Tippi Hedren, the actress best known for her part in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds, recently had a nearly $1.5 legal malpractice verdict affirmed on appeal. . . .
Read More..On February 19, 2013, the Superior Court issued an opinion in O’Kelly v. Dawson, 421 WDA 2012. Superior Court’s opinion by Judge Wecht upheld a . . .
Read More..The “Impact Rule” has long been the standard plaintiffs must meet to recover emotional distress damages in a number of states (including Pennsylvania, with exceptions). . . .
Read More..Last year Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld won summary judgment in a legal malpractice action arising out of a failed real estate development. The . . .
Read More..The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has breathed new life into a decade old legal malpractice and fraud action against Morgan Lewis. The action involves . . .
Read More..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: . . .
Read More..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. . . .
Read More..Communication is one of the most important parts of the attorney-client relationship. Rule of professional conduct 1.4 tells us the minimum communication necessary to abide by . . .
Read More..For those of us who practice professional liability defense in both states, two of the biggest differences between New Jersey and Pennsylvania are the statute . . .
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