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Without privity and no-third party beneficiary breach of contract claim, there is no standing for a breach of fiduciary duty claim.
The plaintiff, a residual beneficiary of an inter vivos trust, brought a breach of fiduciary duty claim against the defendant, the decedent’s attorney.
Case Law Alerts, 2nd Quarter, April 1, 2016
Expert testimony needed for both breach of contract claim and negligence claim.
The Superior Court held that expert testimony was necessary to determine whether an attorney failed to exercise a reasonable degree of care and skill relating to the handling of a real estate transaction because the question was outside the normal
Case Law Alerts, 2nd Quarter, April 1, 2016
Failure to preserve issues on appeal.
The Superior Court agreed with the trial court that the plaintiff failed to preserve any issues on appeal where his concise statement filed pursuant to Pa. R. App. P. 1925(a) was impermissibly vague and mere boilerplate.
Case Law Alerts, 2nd Quarter, April 1, 2016
Legal Updates for Coverage and Bad Faith
edited by Allison L. Krupp, Esquire
The material in this law alert has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.
Legal Updates for Coverage and Bad Faith - Special Alert
Edited by Allison Krupp, Esq.
The material in this law alert has been prepared for our readers by Marshall Dennehey Warner Coleman & Goggin.
On The Pulse… Profile of Our Jacksonville Office
By Martin H. Sitler, Esq.*
Defense Digest, Vol 22, No. 1, March 2016
On The Pulse…The Relationship Between the Handling Attorney and the Claims Professional in Auto Liability
By John T. McGrath, Esq. & Michael R. Speer, Esq.*
Defense Digest, Vol 22, No. 1, March 2016
A Message from the Executive Committee
“I have always thought that what is needed is the development of people who are interested not in being leaders as much as developing leadership in others.”
Defense Digest, Vol 22, No. 1, March 2016
Solving One of the Greatest Mysteries of Florida Property Law—Florida’s Valued Policy Law
By Michael A. Packer, Esq.*
Key Points:
Defense Digest, Vol 22, No. 1, March 2016