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Torts/Personal Injury

Apr. 17, 2023

Plaintiff says firm tried to dupe him after missing deadlines to file

The amended complaint says that BD&J, knowing that a federal court in Los Angeles was ready to dismiss the case because of the late filing, tried to tell their client that it wasn’t worth so much and persuade him to sign an agreement to accept $50,000, relieving the law firm of all further claims.

A truck driver’s personal injury case was dismissed with prejudice after his attorneys missed filing deadlines in two states, then they tried to trick him into signing away any malpractice claims, according to a recent Los Angeles court filing by his new attorneys from Taylor & Ring.

In addition, the malpractice insurer for the defendant personal injury firm, BD&J PC of Beverly Hills, filed a federal complaint for declaratory judgm...

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