Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #legalmalpractice, aggregated by home.social.
"The world should trust that we are going to do the right thing because it's the right thing”: CEO of the company which in three years has amassed the longest “Controversies” section in all of Wikipedia.
#Altman #OpenAI #ChatGPT #copyright #BookShredding #GDPR #MedicalMalpractice #LegalMalpractice #Stalking #Radicalisation #suicide #DataTheft #NonDisparagement #Racism #bias #ComputerMisuse #Hacking #harmfulContent #Privacy #LabourExploitation #education #Pentagon #Surveillance #worldcoin #Slop
86-year-old to pay $14M after admitting to running crypto Ponzi scheme - Prosecutors only sought a five-year probation sentence for crypto scheme... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/86-year-old-pays-14-million-for-running-crypto-ponzi-scheme #cryptocurrencyponzischeme #conspiracytocommitfraud #californiaattorney #cryptotradingscam #federalcourtcase. #legalmalpractice #investmentfraud #davidleekagel #bitcoinscam
Early Ethereum adviser sues law firm for $100M over crypto extortion case defense - Law firm Covington & Burling has denied Steven Nerayoff's allegation... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/ex-ethereum-advisor-sues-law-firm-extortion-case-defence #newyorkcountysupremecourt. #covington&burling #cryptocurrencystartup #$100millionlawsuit #legaldefenseissues #legalmalpractice #ethereumadviser #stevennerayoff #alanvinegrad
Early Ethereum adviser sues law firm for $100M over crypto extortion case defense - Law firm Covington & Burling have denied allegations by Steven Neray... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/former-ethereum-advisor-sues-law-firm-for-100-m-over-extortion-case-defence #newyorkcountysupremecourt. #covington&burling #cryptocurrencystartup #$100millionlawsuit #legaldefenseissues #legalmalpractice #ethereumadviser #stevennerayoff #alanvinegrad
"Justice delayed is justice denied."
--William E. Gladstone
Anyone doubting that race, power and money can change defendant's trajectory through our legal system just isn't paying attention.
"Judge Merchan Had a Surprisingly Good Reason to Delay Trump’s Sentencing"
https://www.yahoo.com/news/judge-merchan-had-surprisingly-good-191123125.html
#LegalEthics Tidbit: Fraudulent Billing is Not a “Professional Service”
A FL law firm was sued for allegedly billing time not worked. Its insurer denied any duty to defend because false billing is not “performing or failing to perform” a “professional service”. The Court agreed.
#Lawfirm #law #Lawyer #attorney #malpractice #legalmalpractice #lawfedi
I would think that #UnaChinRiley now has a case for #LegalMalpractice against #NeeraKetoul after the admission that she was advocating a cause rather than the interests of her client.
Of course, it would be nice if if were clear whether that’s an option. What’s the code for counsel under the system Starfleet works under?
The Ohio state Supreme Court has left standing a $32 million verdict against Dentons for legal malpractice arising from a conflict of interest. Dentons tried to argue that its verein ownership structure meant there was no conflict. Given the facts of the case, I agree with the ruling of the court below, which is the one the Ohio high court has left in place. Here's the lower court decision. https://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/8/2022/2022-Ohio-1392.pdf