- Standard Of Care For Legal Specialists
The standard of care for a legal specialist may be different than that for a general practitioner. The Second Restatement of Torts provides that a professional is held to a general standard of care unless that person represents that he … Continue reading
- Immigration Malpractice Law
Immigration malpractice law received some clarification on January 13, 2011 when the Virginia Supreme Court indicated that criminal sentences could not be amended more than 21 days after the date of the final order unless the defendant was still in … Continue reading
- Immigration Malpractice May Be On The Rise
Immigration malpractice may be on the rise. A recent U. S. Supreme Court decision stating that noncitizens in criminal cases must be advised of possible consequences of a conviction has raised some alarms in the legal community. In the U. … Continue reading
- Real Estate Malpractice is Taking On A New Face
Real estate malpractice may be a burgeoning field. In the early 1990s the mortgage industry undertook to form an entity known as the Mortgage Electronic Registration System (MERS) which has come eventually came to hold close to 67,000 mortgages. The … Continue reading
