RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AFFECTING PROFESSIONALS', OFFICERS', AND DIRECTORS' LIABILITY

[...]of the document review conducted by the contract attorneys, "[a]bout 250,000 electronic documents were produced to the governmental entities, including many based on the contract attorneys' assessments of responsiveness and privilege." [...]with the increasing use of less-supervi...

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Published in:Tort trial & insurance practice law journal 2011-09, Vol.47 (1), p.439-467
Main Authors: Barnes, Gary H., Bogaert, William T., Hettinger, Lindsey P., Renck, Richard L., Rogers, John C., Strick, Daniel S., Eisen, David S., Piorek, Joanna, Kuzniar, Jason M., Ndulo, Nchimunya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accountancy
Attorneys
Automobile liability insurance
Directors' and officers' liability insurance
Health insurance
Insurance companies
Insurance policies
Legal malpractice
Malpractice
Mediation
Plaintiffs
Statutory law
Surveys
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Summary:[...]of the document review conducted by the contract attorneys, "[a]bout 250,000 electronic documents were produced to the governmental entities, including many based on the contract attorneys' assessments of responsiveness and privilege." [...]with the increasing use of less-supervised temporary contract attorneys, to what extent are law firms liable for their actions? A recent trend has been for law firms to require that contract attorneys agree to indemnification provisions for any potential malpractice claims arising from their work. 14 This trend reverses the traditional approach in which employers obtain liability insurance to cover errors and omissions by their employees.\n Additionally, Mountain City Ford and Elite had a long-standing relationship. 156 Because Mountain City Ford verified and signed the application, Elite was not held responsible for the misrepresentation on the insurance application.
ISSN:1543-3234
1943-118X