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Courts Split on Arbitration of Claims Against Lawyers

By Barry Barnett on December 17, 2013

May a lawyer compel a client to arbitrate a dispute over the lawyer's services?

In upper right-hand corner of the United States, yes. Bezio v. Draeger, No. 13-1910 (1st Cir. Dec. 16, 2013) (applying Maine law).

In the upper left-hand corner, no. Smith v. JEM Group, Inc., No. 11-35964 (9th Cir. Dec. 12…

Posted in Class Actions, Commercial, Corporate, and Contracts

Law Firm Has No Duty to Squeal on Client, Seventh Circuit Holds

By Barry Barnett on September 9, 2013

Does a law firm have a duty in tort to squeal on management to the board of directors?

Not in Illinois, the Seventh Circuit ruled last week. Peterson v. Winston & Strawn, LLP, No. 12-3512, slip op. at 4-5 (7th Cir. Sept. 6, 2013) (affirming dismissal of malpractice complaint).

The panel also cited its doubts that…

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Barnett is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers, a partner in Susman Godfrey’s Dallas and New York offices, and a graduate of Yale University and Harvard Law School. With three decades of trial work representing both plaintiffs and defendants, Barnett is a master strategist in complex commercial litigation.

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