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Appeals Court Vacates Ruling for Duane Morris in Malpractice Case
Posted Aug 1, 2008, 01:12 pm CDT
By Debra Cassens Weiss
A ruling by a federal appeals court clears the way for a plaintiff to pursue a malpractice suit against Duane Morris in state court.
The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a federal judge lacked jurisdiction to grant summary judgment to the law firm, since a plaintiff’s malpractice claim was grounded in state law, the National Law Journal (sub. req.) reports.
The plaintiff had contended a Duane Morris partner mishandled the representation of an LSAT prep company in a trademark infringement case. Duane Morris had removed the case to federal court because it involved questions of federal trademark law, and a federal judge granted summary judgment for the firm.
The appeals court opinion (PDF) said the federal issue was insubstantial and vacated the federal judge’s decision.
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Posted by Brett Kelts - 2 months, 1 week, 3 days, 2 hours, 36 minutes ago
There’s a lot of interesting information on the subject a the website:
http://duanemorriscommitsmalpractice.com
Posted by Filk Bahr - 2 months, 1 week, 20 hours, 43 minutes ago
UNbelievable! I read full story at malprractice web site. Such terrible injustice for TestMasters. How many more students have been swindled by imposter company because of incompetence of Duane Morris lawyer?