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• Failure to Plead Sufficient Facts - The New Legal Malpractice?

  Geoff Trachtenberg | October 21, 2007 3:48 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  There's a new case out this week from Division Two, Cullen v. Koty-Leavitt Insurance, which deals with the reasonable expectations doctrine in the UIM setting. The case is not particularly fascinating from a substantive perspective, but it raises questions about potential legal malpractice exposure.In sum, Cullen filed a UIM claim based upon the fact that his family was given the right to...

• Legal Malpractice Statutes of Limitation - Tort and Contract

  Geoff Trachtenberg | October 18, 2007 7:56 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Interesting legal malpractice case from Division Two, Keonjian v. Olcott, dealing with the issue of when the statute of limitations begins to run and whether the tort or contract limitation period applies.The essence of the alleged malpractice was that the plaintiff got bad advice from her attorney concerning the deeding of some land that she co-owned with another party. The trial court had...

• $800,000 Wrongful Death Settlement for Motorcycle Collision in Arizona

  Geoff Trachtenberg | October 12, 2007 5:31 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Motorcycle Accidents

  Levenbaum & Cohen ("L&C") is pleased to report that the firm recently settled a motorcycle wrongful death case for $800,000.00. L&C, which also does business as The Law Tigers -- a group of attorneys concentrating in motorcycle injury -- obtained the settlement after two riders, one in his 70s and the other in her 50s, collided with a vehicle that was trying to pass a semi-truck.If you or a...