Sentences with phrase «legal malpractice claims arise»

Because legal malpractice claims arise from state law, the claim will be pursued in the state where the professional work was performed.

[Court - appointed attorney was entitled to absolute immunity from a legal malpractice claim arising from duties that she performed in a quasi-judicial capacity at the request of the court.]

This judgment contains a thorough discussion of Combined Air Mechanical Services v. Flesch in the context of a legal malpractice claim arising from the defendant lawyer's alleged negligence in prosecuting medical malpractice litigation.

Not exact matches

Sexton v Sumner Michigan Court of Appeals Docket No 204192 (August 24, 1999)(affirming trial court decision to grant summary disposition to client on legal malpractice action arising out of claim and delivery action)

Consent to Settlement Agreement May Not Bar Negligence Claim - The Legal Intelligencer - In Guido v. Duane Morris LLP, the New Jersey Supreme Court held in a June 8 opinion that a client's consent to settlement does not necessarily bar a malpractice action arising from that settlement.

The SC Supreme Court ruled that «in South Carolina, the assignment of a legal malpractice claim between adversaries in litigation in which the alleged malpractice arose is prohibited.»

Surprisingly, for something that is so elementary, over 13 % of all legal malpractice cases arise for failure on the part of the attorney to file claims in a timely manner.