Jones Day settles malpractice suit; fraud cause resolved after $45.6 million jury verdict
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Law firm Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue settled out of court within 48 hours after a jury returned a $45.6 million verdict for plaintiff Charterhouse Realty. The suit, alleging legal malpractice, breach of fiduciary duty, and fraud, concerned Charterhouse's 1988 partnership with now-bankrupt real estate tycoon Curtis Hendrix, to buy the Sanwa Bank Building for $81 million. Charterhouse claims that was actually a $6 million markup, to be split between Hendrix and the seller, an arrangement Jones, Day hid.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1996
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Hospital settles medication case for $2.6 million; physician testified that Hispanic men typically require more painkillers
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National Medical Enterprises Inc has settled a suit against its John F. Kennedy Memorial Hospital in Indio, CA, filed by the family of a Hispanic man allegedly rendered comatose with an overdose of pain medication. The treating physician ascribed the large dosage to his experience that Hispanic men require more pain medication. National Medical Enterprises, one of the biggest health-care companies in the US, faces many other civil suits for malpractice and insurance fraud.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1993
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Legal malpractice: punies OK'd
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The 3rd Appellate District of California has ruled that clients may seek punitive damages in attorney malpractice suits. The court's opinion in Merenda v. Superior Court of Nevada Co., while encouraging compensation, does rule out emotional damages. The plaintiff, Annette Merenda, claims attorney Craig A. Diamond was negligent in his handling of a sexual harassment case which was discharged when the defendant's business went bankrupt.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1992
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