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Tarrant v. Hudson (Lawyers Weekly No. 12-16-0847, 22 pp.) (Martha A. Geer, J.) Appealed from Wake County Superior Court. (Abraham Penn Jones & Paul G. Gessner, JJ.) N.C. App. Unpub. Holding: Even though the defendant-attorneys failed to file a personal injury action on behalf of plaintiff before the statute of limitations expired, and even though plaintiff later obtained a default judgment agai[...]
Civil Practice – Collateral Estoppel – Tort/Negligence – Attorneys – Legal Malpractice Claim – Settlement
Harmon v. Hunt In the unpublished opinion of Harmon v. Frangis, 197 N.C. App. 231, 676 S.E.2d 670 (2009), this court concluded that plaintiff’s counsel therein (and defendants herein) acted within plaintiff’s authority when they negotiated a settlement with Frangis. In this legal malpractice action, plaintiff seeks to re-litigate the issue of whether the defendant-attorneys acted with[...]
Attorneys – Tort/Negligence – Legal Malpractice Claim – Statutes of Limitations & Repose – Domestic Relations – Divorce
Button v. McKnight. After the client's first wife filed a motion in 2008 for relief from their 2005 divorce judgment, attorney McClain from the defendant-law firm allegedly assured the client that his . . .
Civil Practice – Rule 41(b) Dismissal – Failure to Prosecute – Prisoner – Attorneys – Legal Malpractice Claim
Cohen v. McLawhorn. (Lawyers Weekly No. 10-07-1214, 21 pp.) (Martha A. Geer, J.) Appealed from Pitt County Superior Court. (William C. Griffin Jr., J.) N.C. App. Click here for the full text of the opinion. Holding: Even though plaintiff was incarcerated, given that he had an attorney-in-fact, and given his failure to take any action […]
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