Malicious Prosecution Case Against Lawyers Dismissed
NOVEMBER 24, 2003 VOLUME 11, NUMBER 21 Sherry Zachary was sure that her brother Raymond had taken advantage of their mother. She was so sure that she hired California lawyers John L. Guth and Jeffrey T. Stromberg to file a lawsuit against Raymond. Eventually Raymond sued the lawyers—though not successfully. The first lawsuit filed by […]
Attorney Managing Estate Sued For Malicious Prosecution
FEBRUARY 3, 2003 VOLUME 10, NUMBER 31 Non-lawyers often think of legal proceedings as a sort of chess game played with legal theories. Lawyers, unfortunately, sometimes fall into the same pattern of thinking. Pleadings can be filed and arguments made not on the basis of the evidence, but in pursuit of tactical advantage or improved […]