11/06/2008
Cases in Disagreement as to Proper Forum for Legal Malpractice Cases Arising From Intellectual Property Matters
Eddings v. Glast, Phillips & Murray, Slip Copy 2008 WL 2522544 (N.D.Tex. 2008)
New Tek Mfg., Inc. v. Beehner, 275 Neb. 951, 751 N.W.2d 135 (2008)
Singh v. Duane Morris LLP, __ F.3d __, 2008 WL 2908912 (5th Cir. 2008)
New Tek Mfg., Inc. v. Beehner, 275 Neb. 951, 751 N.W.2d 135 (2008)
Singh v. Duane Morris LLP, __ F.3d __, 2008 WL 2908912 (5th Cir. 2008)
Brief Summary
Despite two Federal Circuit decisions arguably to the contrary, three recent decisions have allowed state courts to hear legal malpractice claims in which the underlying matters involved intellectual property issues.
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