11/13/2008
New Jersey Shareholders Can Sue Corporate Outside Counsel for Malpractice Despite Settling Underlying Matter
Schulman v. Wolff & Samson, PC., __ A.2d __, 2008 WL 2787986 (N.J.Super.A.D. 2008)
Brief Summary
The New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, held that while Puder v. Buechel, 183 N.J. 425 (2005), bars clients from bringing legal malpractice claims which are based on the inadequacy of a settlement, it does not necessarily bar malpractice claims unrelated to the settlement or other causes of action such as breach of contract or derivative legal malpractice claims.
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