Archive for January 2008
Weil Gotshal Sued For Legal Malpractice
Andrew Bluestone reports in his New York Attorney Malpractice Blog that Weil Gotshal has been sued by a Dallas businessman who claims that the firm took advantage of him while the man was undergoing cancer treatment. You can read more about the case on Bluestone’s post.
Read MorePersonal Injury Law Round-Up #43
I apologize for the short issue. Not only is it a slow week, but we’re getting ready for a medical malpractice trial starting next Monday. The blog and PI round-up provide a nice escape, but I don’t have enough time to escape enough to scan the globe for the usual stories. We’ll start off with…
Read MoreWest Virginia Supreme Court Justice Criticizes Tort Reform
Last week, West Virginia Supreme Court justice Larry Starcher railed against West Virginia’s tort reform. In recent years, West Virginia has passed medical malpractice tort reform measures that require plaintiffs to provide pre-suit expert reports saying that the claim has merit. The reforms also have caps on damages. Because plaintiffs want to avoid these requirements,…
Read MoreSaying "I'm Sorry" to Minimize Medical Malpractice (and other) Litigation Risks
I have long told people that potential clients often do not come to us because they are hurt, but because of the way they are treated after they are hurt. Many times, patients don’t seek to sue doctors or clients don’t seek to sue attorneys just because the doctor or attorney made a mistake; they seek to sue…
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