Legal malpractice can occur for a number of reasons and affects every area of law. To better understand the types of legal malpractice claims, the American Bar Association (ABA) recently completed a study of 42,076 legal malpractice claims filed in the United States...
Month: November 2012
Jury: Long Beach School District Wasn’t Responsible for Ross Killing
By Tracy Manzer, Staff Writer Long Beach Press-Telegram LONG BEACH — Wilson High School administrators shared no responsibility in the shooting death of 16-year-old Melody Ross outside the school’s homecoming game in 2009, a jury decided Tuesday. Jurors who heard the...
Wrongful Death Litigation – What are the Differences Between Wrongful Death and Survival Actions in California?
There are two types of civil lawsuits that can arise from of the death of a loved one: Wrongful Death Litigation and Survival Actions. Generally, wrongful death statutes are intended to compensate the survivors for the loss of the relationship with the decedent. They...
What is the Federal Nursing Home Reform Act of 1987?
The federal Nursing Home Reform Act of 1987 (NRHA) is a comprehensive set of federal regulations governing the operation of nursing home facilities in the United States. It applies to certified nursing home facilities that receive Medicare payments. NRHA’s basic...
Study Shows Real Estate Litigation Generated the Highest Number of Legal Malpractice Claims
For the first time since 1985, when the American Bar Association (ABA) first began tracking legal malpractice claims, real estate litigation ranked as the area of law most affected by malpractice claims. The study includes over 50,000 claims filed between 2008-2011,...