Civil Litigation,
Law Practice,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Jun. 12, 2019
Malpractice suit reaches ‘outer limits’ of legal doctrine, judge says
“This has been the strangest case I think I’ve ever seen,” Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Terry A. Green told attorneys for Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP and the plaintiff, a disbarred British solicitor who sued the international firm over its brief handling of his suit against a British tabloid for articles that led to the end of his legal career.
LOS ANGELES -- A legal malpractice trial stretching into its fourth week is reaching "the outer limits" of many legal doctrines, said the judge who early on told attorneys he did not want to make new law in the matter.
"This has been the strangest case I think I've ever seen," Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Terry A. Green told attorneys for Edwards Wildman P...
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