Suit alleges D.C. firm failed to protect inventor’s secrets 
Published: January 18, 2013
Tags: breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, confidentiality, legal malpractice, malpractice, McDermott Will & Emery, negligence
A recently filed malpractice suit seeks to hold the D.C. law firm of McDermott, Will & Emery liable for the alleged theft of a California inventor’s confidential information.
Insurer’s attorney can’t have ex parte talk with doctor
Published: January 2, 2013
Tags: confidentiality, dental malpractice, ex parte communication, insurance, malpractice, medical malpractice
State law protecting confidential medical information bars an attorney retained by a malpractice insurer from conducting an ex parte interview with a treating doctor who is not a party to the patient’s lawsuit, the Florida Supreme Court has ruled in reversing judgment.
Legal malpractice plaintiff can’t recover ‘lost’ punitives
Published: December 31, 2012
Tags: legal malpractice, malpractice, punitive damages
A legal malpractice plaintiff could not recover lost punitive damages when suing an attorney who allegedly mishandled her personal injury case, the Kentucky Supreme Court has ruled.
Jury awards $36.7 million in abortion malpractice case
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: August 26, 2011
Tags: malpractice, verdict, wrongful life
A judge has denied a request for a new trial after a Florida jury awarded a woman $36.7 million in damages after her child was born with catastrophic disabilities due to a botched abortion.
Law firm can be sued for faulty partnership papers
Published: April 21, 2011
Tags: legal malpractice, limited partnership, malpractice, partnership agreement, statute of limitations
A law firm can be sued for negligence in drafting a limited partnership agreement in 1988, the California Court of Appeal has ruled in reversing a summary judgment.
Virginia attorney general might get new powers to investigate nursing homes
By:
Peter Vieth
Published: February 14, 2011
Tags: abuse and neglect, elder care, Freedom of Information Act, malpractice, nursing home investigation, nursing home litigation, nursing homes
A bill sailing through the Virginia legislature would expand the attorney general’s power to investigate nursing home abuse and neglect, even in cases where the patient does not receive government assistance.
Professionals can’t argue contributory negligence
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: February 11, 2011
Tags: comparative fault, contributory negligence, malpractice
Accounting firms sued for malpractice were not entitled to a jury instruction on contributory negligence, the Missouri Supreme Court has ruled in reversing a defense verdict.
Nobel Prize winner sues divorce lawyer
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: June 3, 2009
Tags: divorce, malpractice
Joseph Stiglitz, a Nobel prize-winning economist, has sued his former divorce lawyer for $5 million, Bloomberg reports.
Computer consultant can’t be sued for malpractice
By:
Nora Tooher
Published: April 21, 2009
Tags: malpractice
A computer consulting company cannot be sued for professional malpractice, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals has ruled in reversing a trial court.
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