Appellant beneficiary filed a malpractice action against appellee attorneys based upon the attorneys admitted negligence in drafting a will, which resulted in the beneficiary being denied the extent of the estate that the testatrix intended that he take...

Client retained law firm and attorneys to represent her with regard to allegations of corporate wrongdoing and redemption of stock in a family owned corporation. The Superior Court (District of Columbia) directed a verdict in favor of appellee firm and...

A lung cancer victim retained respondent law firm by contingency fee contract to represent her in an action against defendant cigarette manufacturer. The victim passed away before giving her deposition. After drawn out cases in the other actions, respondents...

Respondent attorney filed a third-party complaint against former clients. The county ethics committee found that respondent's actions constituted an improper conflict of interest. The court affirmed the decision of the ethics committee, holding that...

Respondent attorney was charged with ethical violations in connection with certain real estate transactions. Upon receipt of a report from the Middlesex Central Ethics Unit (New Jersey) the court issued an order to show cause regarding ethical violations...

Respondent attorney loaned funds he was to invest for one client, without that client's consent, to another client, who was to make monthly installment payments. The clients demanded their money after consistent late payments, and respondent was delayed...

The litigation arises out of the tragic circumstances of the birth on December 26, 1977 of a rubella-syndrome child, Peter Procanik, who by reason of his mother's German measles infection early in her pregnancy has grave vision and auditory disabilities...

Plaintiff executrix brought an action against tobacco companies for the death of plaintiff's husband. Defendant tobacco company moved to have one of the firms representing plaintiff disqualified because an attorney in the firm had previously worked...

The appellant, the owner of property in a double-block dwelling, sought a review of a judgment that ruled in favor of the appellees, the owners of the adjacent lot in the double-block dwelling, in appellees' ejectment action to resolve a boundary...

After the reporter circulated a report concerning an international incident that involved racial discrimination, the news anchor did not name the reporter but stated over the air that the report had been started by a person with a loose tongue, given...