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8th Circuit: Arkansas Law Allows Malpractice Action to Proceed Before Underlying Suit is Resolved

Legal malpractice claims usually aren’t filed until after somebody loses a lawsuit. But what happens when the underlying dispute hasn’t been resolved, but a litigant has to hire new counsel to clean up mistakes that were made during discovery? A …

NYC Jury Awards Woman $15M for Failure to Diagnose Glaucoma

A woman who says she went blind after doctors at a New York City hospital failed to diagnose her glaucoma has won $15 million in a malpractice lawsuit. The Daily News reports that a jury in Brooklyn awarded the money …

Commentary: Insureds’ Agreement to Read Insurance Policy

A shock wave was recently sent through the insurance agent/broker community in Connecticut. In a surprising case at the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, O&G Industries, Inc. v. Aon Risk Services Northeast, Inc., 922 F.Supp.2d 257 …