Industry Experience Is Not Required for Admission of Economic Expert
The California Court of Appeal, 2nd District, considered whether the lower court appropriately admitted Viner’s economic expert in this legal malpractice case arising from a business sale.
Michael Viner, et al. v. Charles A. Sweet, et al.
The California Court of Appeal, Second District considered whether the lower court appropriately admitted Viner’s economic expert in this legal malpractice case arising from a business sale. The expert was an accountant and appraiser, but did not have exp ...
Jeffries v. Mills
Malpractice action against defendant claiming that he was negligent when he failed to object to the sale of plaintiff's stock by the Trustee in her bankruptcy.
Corporation Without Assets May Not Necessarily Have Zero Value
The plaintiff in this legal malpractice action had hired defendant to represent her in a bankruptcy proceeding.
Corey v. Norman, Hanson & DeTroy
At issue is professional negligence that includes the valuation of husband's dental practice.
Client Twice Injured by Lack of Business Valuation Evidence
The action underlying this legal malpractice case was a marital dissolution.
Attorney Grievance Commission of Maryland v. Shaw
AT issue is whether an attorney who researches stocks for a disabled person's estate is engaged in the practice of law.
Attorney Can Be Disciplined for Conduct While Not Practicing Law
The two issues that arose in this matter of attorney discipline were: "whether an attorney who researches stock for a disabled person's estate is engaged in the practice of law" and "under what circumstances any attorney may be disciplined for violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct, occurring while not practicing law."
Nuckols v. Kapp
At issue is the admittance of expert testimony.
Testimony of Divorce Trial Expert Admissable in Related Legal Malpractice Action
This is a legal malpractice action arising out of defendant J. Michael Kapp's representation of plaintiff Doris Nuckols in her marital dissolution.
Wood v. McGrath, North, Mullin & Kratz
At issue is legal malpractice by the appellee for by failing to inform the appellant that the law relating to two issues relevant to a divorce settlement was unsettled and that the settlemen resolved those issue against her.
Connecticut Supreme Court Reverses $15 Million Award Because of Insufficient Damages Evidence
The Supreme Court of Connecticut has overturned a 1997 malpractice decision by the state's Superior Court (BVU, March 1997, p. 9) which awarded more than $15 million in malpractice damages to the plaintiffs.
Joseph Serletic, Sr., et al. v. Harlen M. Noel, et al.
In this attorney malpractice case, the Indiana Court of Appeals concluded that lost profits could be recovered where the negligent, total destruction of real property containing an operating business occurred. The court enumerated factors which would affe ...
Lost Profits Awarded for Time to Replace Business Property
In this attorney malpractice case, the Indiana Court of Appeals concluded that lost profits could be recovered where the negligent, total destruction of real property containing an operating business occurred.
Carter Crookham v. Peter Riley, et al.
The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed the lower court's award of damages in this attorney malpractice action. Crookham brought suit against Riley for the negligent handling of his shareholder appraisal action. The court found that the proper measure of damage ...
Damages Amounting to Fair Value Awarded for Attorney’s Negligent Handling of Dissenter’s Appraisal Action
The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed the lower court's award of damages in this attorney malpractice action.
Beverly Hills Concepts v. Schatz & Schatz (II)
In legal malpractice action, issue was whether the trial court improperly made the award based on lost profits.
Brother Usurps Family Corporate Opportunity
The plaintiff, Arthur S. Demoulas, brought a stockholders' derivative action (see sidebar for definition), alleging that defendants usurped corporate opportunities.
Court Awards $15 Million Damages Based on Discounted Cash Flow
At issue is a legal malpractice action the corporate plaintiff, Beverly Hills Concepts Inc., brought against the law firm of Schatz & Schatz, Ribicoff & Kotkin.
Demoulas v. Demoulas Supermarkets
At issue is whether the defendants wrongfully, and in breach of fiduciary duties, usurped corporate opportunities that should have been presented to DSM and Valley.
Beverly Hills Concepts v. Schatz & Schatz (I)
At issue is in this legal practice case is the establishment of expert testimony and circumstancial evidence.
Williams v. Ely
At issue is legal malpractice by the defendants.
McClung v. Smith
At issue is the calculation of the interest rate for the prejudgement award.
Attorney Represents Both Parties to a Transaction
Plaintiff, Mr. Schlesinger, merged his real estate company with Westminster Asset Management, a company a Mr. Lassen controlled.
Schlesinger v. Herzog
At issue is the admittance of expert testimony.