Legal Developments and Risk Management Tips Impacting the Professional Liability Community.
The only constant is change. Most lawyers will, at one time or another, make a lateral move. Whether for money, a more convenient commute, or simply averting burn out, lawyers, like most professionals, are drawn to new opportunities. There are a lot of firms in the US – over 417,000 – so the competition for … Continued
Goldberg Segalla is pleased to announce that attorney Andrew H. Reynard has joined our Management and Professional Liability practice group in the Manhattan office, bringing more than 20 years of experience encompassing diverse areas of law and managing high-profile cases impacting the financial services, investment management and insurance industries. “We are excited to welcome Andy … Continued
Goldberg Segalla partner Seth L. Laver was spotlighted in Attorney Protective’s AttPro Ally Winter 2025 Risk Management Newsletter. In a section entitled, “Defending Your Good Name,” the newsletter covered Seth’s extensive career as a leading professional liability defense attorney: “Seth Laver is a partner in the Philadelphia offices of Goldberg Segalla. He devotes the majority … Continued
Key Takeaways: Make sure that the Homeowners Association (HOA)/Condominium board of directors includes protocols wherein its owners are aware of the rules (declaration and by-laws) and have appropriate expectations when living in the community. In litigation, courts sometimes intervene and substitute its finding for the board’s finding in accordance with the business judgment rule, … Continued
Nine law firms face $500 million in damages arising from the alleged aiding and abetting of a large securities scam. The scam was perpetrated by a now defunct, relatively well-publicized real estate investment firm (“Investment Firm”) that operated a Ponzi scheme targeting the retirement benefits of the elderly. The man responsible for the scheme pled guilty to … Continued
In Quality Sausage Company, LLC, et al v. Twin City Fire Ins. Co., Civil Action No. 17cv111 (S.D. Texas, Sept. 18, 2019), one of the plaintiff corporations (Plaintiff) fell victim to a fraudster who submitted fraudulent wiring instructions via email to Plaintiff on behalf of one of Plaintiff’s clients. Per those wire instructions, Plaintiff improperly transferred $1 … Continued
Early March, in a narrow, carefully worded opinion, a divided Supreme Court of South Carolina ruled that a liability insurer may sue an attorney it retained to defend its insured where the attorney’s breach of its duty to the insured proximately causes the insurer damage. The decision adds South Carolina to the growing list of states … Continued
We are pleased to announce that the Professional Liability Matters blog has been named among the best niche and specialty blog in the country earning 3rd place overall in The Expert Institute’s Best Legal Blog Contest for 2018! The Expert Institute — a leading legal service provider for identifying, verifying, and retaining expert witnesses — … Continued
Attention blog readers! We are proud to announce that our Asbestos Case Tracker blog has made it to the voting round in The Expert Institute’s 2018 Best Legal Blog Contest! Over the past month, this contest received thousands of nominations, which were then narrowed to the “most exciting, entertaining, and informative legal blogs online today.” … Continued
Claims in the long-term care industry have steadily continued to worsen for post-acute providers. According to a 2017 actuarial analysis conducted by AON, entitled “2017 Long-Term Care: General Liability and Professional Liability Actuarial Analysis,” the number of claims per 100 occupied beds rose from .71 in 2007 to .92 in 2012 to 1.03 in 2017. This same analysis found that the average amount to defend, settle, or litigate a claim rose from $165,000 in 2007 to $179,000 in 2012, to $223,000 in 2017. AON writes that it expects the number and size of claims to continue to increase in 2018.