malpractice Archives | Bashian & Papantoniou

May 09

Posted By: bpadmin
Posted In: Blog , Litigation , Uncategorized
Tags: malpractice
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How to Resolve Attorney-Client Fee Disputes in New York

The New York Supreme Court in Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Adaby v. Rose, Index No. 103871/10, recently ruled that the “account stated rule” makes a client liable for the outstanding balance on a legal invoice. The court reasoned that when a client pays part of a bill, such client is general...

July 01

Posted By: bpadmin
Posted In: Blog , Family Law , Litigation , Uncategorized
Tags: Divorce, Family, Litigation, malpractice, negligence
Date:
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Nobel Prize winner claims professional negligence by his lawyer forced him to lose some of his award money in divorce

Jury selection began today in Federal Court in Washington, D.C. for a case involving Nobel Prize award money. Prior to winning the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2001, Joseph Stiglitz hired a divorce attorney. Stiglitz is now suing his former attorney for $1 million for professional negligence, whi...

March 14

Posted By: bpadmin
Posted In: Blog , Litigation , Uncategorized
Tags: Litigation, malpractice, negligence, torts
Date:
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Summary judgment motion granted despite the fact more discovery was needed

A medical malpractice lawsuit filed by a patient against Long Island Jewish Medical Center-Schneider Children’s Hospital was dismissed, when the Court ruled that the “mere hope of [a] patient, that depositions might uncover existence of evidence necessary to defeat summary judgment …was insuff...