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ThePopTort: One of the 100 Best Legal Blogs for 2008

admin — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 07:16:02 +0000

ThePopTort.com, a blog by consumer advocates at the Center for Justice & Democracy, has been picked by the editors of the American Bar Association (ABA) Journal as one of the nation’s top 100 legal blogs.

Thanks to everyone who voted for us. Your votes put us at #6 against some pretty hefty competition!

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Republicans Give Standing Ovation For Malpractice Reform

admin — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 09:29:15 +0000

When President Obama mentions malpractice, the GOP goes wild.

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Increase Risk to Insurance Company with DC Accident Attorney

admin — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 09:29:07 +0000

An insurance company is going to settle with an attorney that they are afraid of. Insurance is all about “Risk”, covering risk and evaluating risk. If they are confronted with an experienced attorney who is ready to go to court that increases the insurance company’s risk and increases the value of the settlement of a case. If you have been injured as a result of an accident where negligence played a part, you could have legal grounds to obtain compensation for pain and suffering, loss of income, medical expenses and other difficulties. Only skilled attorneys with experience in the complex field of personal injury law can assess your case and carry it forward. For more than four decades, the law firm of Lewis & Tompkins, has focused on: accidents, insurance claims, medical malpractice and consumer protection in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia. No legal fees or expenses until we win your case www.lewisandtompkins.com 202.296.0666

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“Negotiating in the Shadow of Bad Faith Refusal to Settle” Pt. 1

admin — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 14:29:04 +0000

On January 8, 2010, at the 12th Annual Faculty Conference in New Orleans, the Federalist Society provided an opportunity for legal scholars to give presentations on papers they had recently authored followed by commentary by Prof. Richard Epstein of the University of Chicago Law School and New York University Law School. In this segment Mr. Theodore Frank of the Center for Class Action Fairness & Ms. Marie Gryphon of the Manhattan Institute Center for Legal Policy present their paper on Negotiating in the Shadow of Bad Faith Refusal to Settle: A Game Theory Model of Medical Malpractice Pre-Trial Settlements and Insurance Limits. Prof. Nita Farahany of Vanderbilt University Law School moderates. Part 1 of 9

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Professor Jeffrey O’Connell Explains Early Offers Medicial Malpractice Plan

admin — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:28:02 +0000

University of Virginia law professor Jeffrey O’Connell recently spoke to students about his proposed Early Offers Plan, which allows businesses facing personal injury lawsuits to promptly pay injured parties for out-of-pocket medical expenses and lost wages while avoiding long court battles, high legal fees and “pain and suffering” damages. More at http://www.law.virginia.edu/html/new/2008_sum/oconnell.htm

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What The Heck Is A Legal Malpractice Attorney?

admin — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:12:47 +0000

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What The Heck Is A Legal Malpractice Attorney?

Legal malpractice lawyers are some people’s favorite kinds of lawyers they are lawyers that sue lawyers. Hooray! There are so many lawyers that they actually taking it out on each other now. But seriously, legal malpractice attorneys help clients of lawyers who have been taken advantaged of. These lawyers that can be sued by a legal malpractice attorney can be anything from a tax lawyer to a malpractice insurance attorney.

What Can You Sue Your Ex-Lawyer For?

There are many reasons you can sue your ex-lawyer and have a good chance at winning a case with the help of your legal malpractice attorney. For example, your lawyer is the one responsible for getting all paperwork done before the statue of limitations expires. He or she also shouldn’t charge you into preparing for a long case only to discover that the statue of limitations expired ages ago. Charging outrageous fees is also another reason you can sue.

Other reasons include your lawyer breaking the confidentiality that is supposed to exist between a client and attorney. Another is abusing the attorney-client relationship to ask for sexual or any other kind of favor. Your lawyer shouldnt blab about your case to the press, especially if the case hasn’t gone to court yet! You can also sue if the lawyer messed up doing a simple real estate title transaction.

What Your New Lawyer Has To Prove

Many people shy away from seeking the help of a legal malpractice attorney because it involves all of the time and paperwork that goes into any court case. Since you’ve just probably sat through one case, you probably arent eager to put yourself through that ordeal again. But your might not have to go to court, depending on the details of your case. You never know until you and your legal malpractice attorney try.

First, you have to prove that you were a client of your ex-lawyer. Then, you have to prove that it was the ex-lawyer who did the harm to you. For example, if your ex-lawyer breeched a contract, you need to supply a copy of that original contract (at least). You also may need to prove that you were harmed as a direct result of your ex-lawyer’s actions.

A lawyer can also be sued for making false promises or lying. “Sure I’ll get you off the hook if you pay me this much. I promise!” Meanwhile, in jail, you can get a good case going with the help of your legal malpractice attorney.

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