Proving Your Attorney’s Malpractice
Proving Your Attorney’s Malpractice Because we already know what legal malpractice is, it’s time to jump into the standard needed to prove an attorney’s legal malpractice. The standard of proof in a legal malpractice claim against your former attorney breaks down into four elements: (1) the existence of a client-attorney relationship, (2) a breach of the duty to provide skillful and competent representation, (3) [...]
Why Lawyers Fail
When your lawyer makes a mistake that impacts your case, you might have a claim against your lawyer. Examples of common mistakes are when your lawyer misses important deadlines or fails to handle your case appropriately. While lawyers are not guarantors of a particular result and are not expected to never make mistakes, some mistakes are so great that a lawsuit is appropriate. But [...]
The Truth About Lawyers
As a client, it is no secret what standard of care an attorney owes to you. An attorney is recognized as having legal knowledge and skill superior to that of an ordinary person. As a result, an attorney is held to a more demanding standard of care. An attorney should exercise the skill and knowledge ordinarily possessed by attorneys under similar circumstances. Let’s take [...]
Don’t Get Caught Without This
Amid Hurricane Season and following the aftermath of Hurricane Barry, it is a good time to remember that flood insurance is an important part of Louisiana home ownership. In Barry alone, flood loss for residential and commercial properties in Louisiana is estimated to be between $200 million and $400 million, including both storm surge and inland flooding. Here are some important points to know [...]
What is Legal Malpractice?
What is Legal Malpractice? Your previous attorney made a mistake, but do you have a claim? The answer is yes --- the fact that the responsible party may be your own attorney does not absolve that attorney from all liability. Legal malpractice occurs when there is a failure to perform according to industry standards and codes of ethical and professional conduct. It is important [...]
Product Warning: RoundUp in Your Cereal?
Warning! Nature Valley cereal and Roundup weed killer share this same ingredient. A recent WAFB report provides that twenty-one oat-based cereal and snack products popular with children contain traces of glyphosate, the active ingredient in the weed killer Roundup. Traces of the ingredient were discovered during tests conducted by the Environmental Working Group(EWG). EWG said the tests found glyphosate levels above what it considers safe [...]