Conflict of Interest by National Law Firm Leads to Malpractice Suit
A recent case illustrates what happens when conflicts of interests are allowed to exist. In this instance, a major law firm who represented a client as well as others in a similar class action case, is being sued by the client – who actually has a weak case, but is hoping to collect from the firm’s malpractice carrier instead of the other party:
A fashion model’s suit against Boies, Schiller & Flexner stemming from alleged negligence in its handling of her claims against modeling agencies has been revived by a state appellate court.
In an unsigned decision, the Appellate Division, 1st Department, Tuesday reinstated two causes of action by the model, Mary Anne Fletcher, against Boies Schiller and a former partner at the firm, Andrew W. Hayes. The panel said Fletcher had provided sufficient detail for her malpractice claims to support the $10 million in damages she is seeking.
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