September 2010: Lawyers' professional liability
NEWS
Judge: Former Toyota lawyer can submit internal documents
Dimitrios Biller, former managing counsel for Toyota, claims that the company regularly hid evidence of safety defects from regulators and the public. Read more here.
Malpractice lawyer steals $1 million, sentenced to 5 years
Bradley Schwartz was convicted of stealing more than $1 million in client funds. Read more here.
Lawyer receives year's salary amid hospital's legal woes
A Dallas County hospital will pay its top lawyer $332,000 to resign. Read more here.
FEATURES
Risky business
As lawyers rely on technology to run and promote their practices, more professional risk exposures lurk in the wings. Read more here.
Law firms changing landscape of risk
As broad changes in the business and technology landscape combine with the current economic downturn, lawyers face heightened exposure in several distinct areas of their businesses. Read more
here.
Lawyers' professional liability insurance is not a niche for a fast buck
If an agent's sole reason for entering the lawyers' professional liability market is because the agent is losing money on other lines, that's a recipe for disaster. Stuart Pattison, CNA Pro Open Brokerage, New York, discusses the unpredictability of this specialty. Read more
here.
Market Directory: Lawyers' Professional Liability
See AA&B's listings. Read more
here.
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