Developers can be sued for risky home sales 
Published: September 23, 2011
Tags: foreclosures, fraud, misrepresentation, real property
Developers could be sued for allegedly injuring homeowners by causing a drop in property values through sales to individuals with a high risk of foreclosure, the 9th Circuit has ruled in reversing a dismissal.
Jury awards $4.25 million for legal malpractice
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: February 17, 2011
Tags: legal malpractice, misrepresentation, Pennsylvania
An Allentown, Pa. attorney was slapped with a $4.25 million legal malpractice verdict in Northampton County Court after he didn’t show up to court to contest claims he’d misrepresented a fired public school employee.
Lawyer can enforce promise of higher pay
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: August 31, 2010
Tags: misrepresentation, reliance
A lawyer could enforce his firm’s representations that he would receive a larger share of profits should he perform beyond expectations, the Minnesota Court of Appeals has ruled in affirming a $1.7 million jury verdict.
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