Occasionally we are asked to add an “Additional Insured” to a Lawyers Professional Liability Insurance Policy as the client is insisting. In the world of commercial insurance this is a normal practice. Most requests to add an “Additional...
A Florida Grand Jury declined to bring charges against a Florida man, John Marshall, that killed his neighbor, Theodore Hubbell Jr, dumped the body in the back up his pickup truck and then proceeded the 30 miles to his lawyer’s office. Attorney Harris...
Mayer Brown isn’t liable for a paralegal’s error that canceled a security interest in a $1.5 billion loan to General Motors because the law firm didn’t represent the lenders, according to a federal appeals court.Mayer Brown had represented General...
As recently as today, Fedex was stating that many of its overseas deliveries are still being impacted by last month’s cyber-attacks. According to a Lloyd’s Report (Closing the Gap) the long term impacts of a cyber-attack on a business are being...
Many lawyers and law firms are faced with this problem. The firm has done all the right things trying to avoid billing problems by setting expectations clearly and in writing from the outset to avoid surprises for clients: obtained an upfront retainer,...
