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Legal malpractice case settled for $150 Million - Tort reformer happy business law firm is sued

By Steve Lombardi

The law firm of Irell & Manella was sued in April 2007 for “critical errors” in the legal work involved with a 1999 cable TV acquisition by Charter Communications. The law suit was filed in California. The WSJ reports Irell was paid $55 million in fees. Charter is from St. Louis. The suit was finally resolved as is indicated in this blawg title.

You can read the pleadings at this site.

My mother had a saying, "Steve, the bigger they are the harder they fall."

If you review the comments under the WSJ article one commenter who goes by a name about tort reform believes this lawsuit isn't frivolous. I wonder why that would be. Perhaps these tort reformers are just frustrated uneducated losers without any success in life who would love America to fail. They can't seem to find a mantra that makes sense, except they love to complain and hope whoever sues fails, except big business. Why? Maybe he's a hedge fund manager/owner stealing our retirement savings, like Mr. Madoff. He'll probably claim suits against Madoff are frivolous. So Mr. Frustrated About Everything in Life, how about giving us a list of those claims you would allow in your world?

Here is Mr. Frustrated's WSJ comment.

"Finally, a lawsuit that is not frivolous. The is the kind of suit that us Tort Reformers want to see more of!!! Sweet justice. Except that if the plaintiff’s firm has it on a contingency fee and happens to make a lot of money, they will just contribute some of it to the Democrats…

Originally posted at InjuryBoard by Steve Lombardi

Full post as published by Des Moines Personal Injury Lawyer on February 13, 2009 (boomark / email).