Is Client’s Gripe Cause to Notify Your Insurer?
A legal malpractice carrier is taking a hard line on the level of client grumbling that puts a lawyer on notice of a potential claim that must be reported. General Star National Ins. Co.’s declaratory judgment suit, filed in federal court in New Jersey, could cause sleepless nights for any lawyer who has ever had to deal with a client disappointed by the outcome of a case.
