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Legal Updates for Lawyers’ Professional Liability - CASE LAW UPDATE

Appellate Division affirms summary judgment to law firm, finding that plaintiff’s expert report was devoid of any evidence establishing the standard of care providing the benchmark for the opinions offered. Legal Update for Lawyers’ Professional Liability – September 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments

Don’t Forget Your Probable Cause Argument in Dragonetti Proceedings

Our Lawyers’ Professional Liability Practice Group in Pittsburgh has noticed a growing trend in western Pennsylvania plaintiffs’ practice concerning Wrongful Use of Civil Proceedings tort claims filed by original defendants arising from actions wi Legal Update for Lawyers’ Professional Liability – September 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments

Legal Updates for Lawyers’ Professional Liability - CASE LAW UPDATE

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Holds that Guardian Ad Litem Is Not Entitled to Quasi-Judicial Immunity from Legal Malpractice Suits N.W.M. Through J.M. v. Langenbach, --- A.3d --- (Pa. 2024), 2024 WL 2788173 (Pa. May 31, 2024) Legal Update for Lawyers’ Professional Liability – July 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments of i

Legal Updates for Lawyers’ Professional Liability - CASE LAW UPDATE

Florida Court of Appeal Holds that Illinois Law Firm Subject to Jurisdiction of State of Florida in Connection with Legal Malpractice Lawsuit Brought by Personal Representatives of Deceased Father’s Florida Estate Legal Update for Lawyers’ Professional Liability – July 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments of i

Jack Slimm and Jeremy Zacharias Win Pivotal NJ Appellate Decision Impacting the Defense of Plaintiff’s Counsel in Legal Malpractice Actions

In an appellate decision impacting the defense of the plaintiff’s bar in legal malpractice actions, Jack Slimm and Jeremy Zacharias were successful in defending an appeal in the matter of DeCaro v. Elkind & DiMento, A-2707-22 (App. Legal Update for Lawyers’ Professional Liability – May 22, 2024

Law Firm Breakups

Law firm breakups are fraught with the potential for attorney misconduct. Attorneys who determine they can no longer work together will often take the additional step of accusing one another of inappropriate conduct. Legal Update for Lawyers’ Professional Liability – May 2024 is prepared by Marshall Dennehey to provide information on recent legal developments of in