NY City Accuses Law Firm of Running Injury Claims Fraud Operation October 8, 2026 New York City is suing a Manhattan law firm for allegedly running a multimillion dollar personal injury fraud scheme by...
Delaware High Court Rescues Insurance Agency’s Malpractice Suit Against Law Firm October 10, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Six months after a three-judge panel of the Delaware Supreme Court said an insurance agency deserved another shot at proving...
Insurers Say Legal Malpractice Claims Hold Steady But Defense Costs Rise July 11, 2017 Most leading legal malpractice insurers saw their claims level off in 2016 although their cost to defend claims continued to...
Iowa Court Ruling Makes Defense Attorney Malpractice Suits Easier February 8, 2016 The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that a man who pleaded guilty to soliciting a minor for sex but later...
South Carolina Establishes New Precedent for Legal Malpractice Cases November 8, 2015 By Amy O'Connor The South Carolina Supreme Court has reversed a decade old precedent-setting decision in which it dismissed a legal malpractice case...
Real Estate Matters Top List of Legal Malpractice Claims: Survey September 17, 2012 For the first time since the American Bar Association began conducting surveys of legal malpractice insurance claims beginning in 1985,...
Dewey & LeBoeuf Seeks $104 Million From Ex-Partners July 12, 2012 By Casey Sullivan and Nate Raymond Dewey & LeBoeuf offered on Wednesday to drop potential claims against former partners if they collectively shell out up to...
Law Firms Facing Rise in Large Malpractice Claims: Study June 13, 2012 Although the frequency of malpractice claims brought against law firms in the U.S. appears to be leveling office, the number...
Florida Man Wins $1M Claim Against South Carolina Lawyer October 25, 2011 A federal jury has awarded a Florida man $1 million in punitive damages against his former Charleston lawyer. The Post...
Atlanta Hawks Owner Settles Malpractice Claim Against Law Firm September 16, 2011 By Greg Bluestein The group that owns the Atlanta Hawks and recently sold the Atlanta Thrashers has settled a $195 million legal malpractice...