Legal Case Study: Susie's Case

Joy Salmon was seeking damages for George Brown who she cared for while as a nurse and his estate. Joy Salmon hired Virgina Atkinson as her lawyer in this case. Joy Salmon entered a contingency contract with her lawyer Virgina Atkinson. This contract stated if Joy Salmons case for Geroge Brown's damages did not end in her favor she was not obligated to pay attorney fees to Virgina Atkinson however if the case was in favor of Joy Salmon she was required to Virginia Atkinson for her services.  Attorney Virgina Atkinson billed Joy Salmon approximately $7200 for her services and Joy Salmon refused to pay the bill for Virginia Atkinson's services as an attorney. Virgina Atkinson was billing Joy Salmon $150 a hour for approximately forty eight hours of service to the case. Virginia Atkinson filed a lawsuit against Joy

Lawyers can't represent clients when they have a conflict of interest. For example, an attorney could not sue someone he had previously represented if his previous representation gave him information that would lead to an unfair advantage or the appearance of one. This is where the ethical issues began to arise lawyers in the same firm typically can't represent clients with opposing interests. Even if one lawyer in the firm has no direct conflict of interest, the fact that another lawyer does might prohibit representation that could lead to sanctions or complications for the lawyer or the firm he or she may represent.

Erin Brockovich is in a car accident that is not her fault and hires attorney Ed Masry to defend her. He gave her the impression that she would be getting a good settlement, but she lost the case. She is a single mom of three, has no money and is unable to find a job. She blames him for losing the case (due to lack of preparation) and forces her way in to a job at his law firm. Because of the way she dresses and acts, nobody takes her seriously and treats her with respect. She is given a real estate pro-bono file to open involving the purchase of Donna Jensen’s home by Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PS&E). As she read through the documentation, she found it confusing that there was medical

Melissa Barthelemy moved to the Long Island area in 2007 in order to start her own life. Over the two years that Melissa lived there, she was a prostitute and put ads for her service on Craigslist. She stayed close with her younger sister, Amanda, who still lived in Buffalo with their parents. Late on July 11, 2009, Melissa sent a text-message to her sister to confirm Amanda’s visit to see her in a couple days. During the day of July 12, 2009, a local bank had a recording of Melissa depositing one thousand dollars into her account, believed to be from a “date” she had the previous night. Before she left, she withdrew one hundred dollars. The last time that Melissa was seen alive was the afternoon of July 12, 2009 sitting outside her apartment

Rhonda Lawyer has agreed to take on the criminal defense case of the famous rap star: Bent Nikel. Bent has been arrested for the murder of his 3rd wife. As part of the fee agreement, Rhonda, a budding writer, wants to secure the literary rights to the entire story. Bent has no objections to this agreement. As Rhonda’s trusty paralegal, you should

2. Facts: Plaintiff Irene George (P) is filing suit against Defendant Jordan Marsh Co. (D) for mental anguish and emotional distress which resulted in two heart attacks. D sold goods on credit to P’s emancipated son, who purchased them on P’s account. D alleged that P stated in writing that she would pay the debts (which she did not incur), even though it is understood that P did not make this guarantee. D then attempted to intimidate P into paying these debts she did not owe by calling her at late hours, by mailing her bills, by sending her letters stating late charges were being added on and that her credit had been revoked, and by numerous other tactics. P suffered great

Levy introduced me to is contractual law. Mr. Levy allowed me to assist on insurance cases, which included observing meetings, summarizing depositions, and reviewing contracts. Even though I had experience reviewing contracts while working a couple of summers for a General Counsel at a large business, this was completely different because these agreements were among insurance companies and individuals, instead of insurance companies and businesses. Mr. Levy works on behalf of insurance companies, mostly State Farm, when they have disputes with their clients over wind and hail coverage. These cases are interesting because Mr. Levy has to not only deal with the individuals that are claiming the insurance company didn’t follow the contract, but he also must deal with the adjuster in each case. Mr. Levy gave me the responsibility of summarizing the depositions of the adjusters to confirm that none of them said anything that was contradictory or detrimental to State Farm’s case. Often these cases end with settlements or dismissals because either the insurance company decides to compensate the individuals or the attorney representing the insurance company gets a favorable summary judgment. Mr. Levy and other attorneys representing insurance companies frequently seek summary judgments when the plaintiffs don’t have significant evidence to prove that the insurance companies violated the contract. In most of the insurance cases that I assisted Mr. Levy on he was able to receive summary judgment because the plaintiffs didn’t have enough evidence to prove that State Farm was responsible for paying the

case brief---Gregory, a comedy writer, entered into a contract with Wessel, a comedian. The contract provided that Gregory would provide Wessel with a 15 minute monologue for his upcoming appearance on the comedy hour and Wessel will pay $250 to Gregory. All performers could make $500 per appearance on the comedy hour. and when Wessel was scheduled to aper on the comedy hour, Gregory informed him that he was unable to provide the monologue, because last time Wessel was asked to make special guest appearances at three local comedy clubs performance during the comedy hour. and Wessel bought lawsuit to Gregory for beach of contract and request damages of $1250.

Jane is a 14-year-old Canadian. She is not double subject to any nations nor is she a United States citizen. Since Jane’s parent’s divorce six years ago, Jane has lived with her father John in Quebec amid the school term and with her mother Anne in New York amid school breaks and holidays. Under Canadian law, both John and Anne retain full custodial and parental rights following their divorce. During a school break when Jane was living in New York, Jane telephoned her father in Toronto requesting that she be permitted to come back to Quebec early in light of the fact that she and her mother were not getting along. Jane’s father advised her to attempt to cope with her mother and stay in New York until the end of the school break. Two days

* Research for similar cases with the same injury but with settlements far greater than $100,000. The bigger its difference from the client’s demands, the better it would be. Present these case citations to the court and by the principle of perceptual contrast, it will drive home the point to the jury that the plaintiff’s demand is indeed very

The Attorney violated the ABA Model Rule 1.3 and 1.1. The Attorney did not provide the representation to the client for the new case and for the current case and did

Donna Driver unintentionally ran a red light, and caused a car accident with Vic Victim. Vic sustained severe injuries. Donna’s auto insurance policy with Gekko has liability coverage limit of $100,000.00. Vic’s medical bills alone run close to that, and there’s also his loss of work and pain & suffering to be taken into account. Vic wants to settle the entire case for $100,000.00, and Donna pleads with Gekko to do so since it is obvious that he could recover more than that based on the facts of this case. Gekko tells her that they will only offer $50,000.00, and if it’s not accepted, they will take their chances at trial.

-Working with Mary, I feel that one barrier that she is facing in regards to her expressing/accepting her sexual orientation and gender identity is fear of being rejected and shamed by her family. Evidence suggests that for LGBTQ young adults, a heightened level of

The second issue with the material provided is whether the defendant breached that duty4, Blyth Vs Birmingham Waterworks Co .This refers to “Negligence is the omission to do something which a reasonable man, guided upon those considerations which ordinarily regulate the conduct of human affairs would do, or something which a prudent and reasonable man would not do”.5 Evatt breached his duty as an estate agent. The fundamental mark of what constitutes professional information or advice is the expectation engendered in the client that the advice is reliable and that it reaches the required standard of skill, knowledge and expertise. Apply to the case The Common Law says that any professionals – such as bankers, financial advisers, accountants, auditors, doctors and medical specialists – give advice to their clients, which may have far-reaching consequences for the clients. Related with that Evatt made a mistake when he was persuading Norris with purchase the motel. In relation to the material provided, the issue is whether Norris can sue Evatt for the statements about the business. “People who unintentionally or carelessly give false advice, information or opinion on business or professionals matter may be liable for negligent misstatement if the receiver reasonably relied on the false material and suffered economic loss”.6 Harriton Vs Stephens

Having been pondering filling a lawsuit for some time, the N.A.A.C.P. had been waiting for the right plaintiff. They had determined that a woman would be the most suitable candidate since she would receive the most sympathy from