SANFORD et al v. BRACEWELL LLP

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Case overview

Case Number:

2:13-cv-01205

Court:

Pennsylvania Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Contract: Other

Judge:

JOEL H. SLOMSKY

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  1. August 21, 2017

    Bracewell Trying To 'Bully' Us In Malpractice Row: Couple

    A couple suing Bracewell LLP for allegedly blowing an effort to recoup a $12.5 million investment told a Pennsylvania federal court Friday that they’ve been punished enough by being forced to arbitrate and shouldn’t face an additional penalty.

  2. August 04, 2017

    Bracewell Wants Sanctions Against Couple In Malpractice Suit

    Bracewell LLP urged a Pennsylvania federal judge Friday to make a couple suing the firm for malpractice pay for 16 months of attorneys' fees and costs, saying they had failed to support a longstanding claim that the expense of arbitration was beyond their means.

  3. June 28, 2017

    Couple Suing Bracewell Must Pay For Arbitration, Judge Says

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Wednesday gave a couple with a $12.5 million malpractice suit against Bracewell LLP a last chance to put up cash for arbitration proceedings or see their case thrown out.

  4. February 10, 2015

    Keep $13M Bracewell Malpractice Suit In Court, 3rd Circ. Told

    The Third Circuit was urged Monday to uphold a ruling that a $12.5 million malpractice suit launched against Bracewell & Giuliani LLP should be heard by a jury for a decision on its arbitrability, with the plaintiffs saying the jury needs to decide if a valid contract exists between them and the firm.

  5. March 21, 2014

    $13M Bracewell Malpractice Row Heads To Jury

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Thursday said that it was up to the state's Supreme Court to decide the scope of arbitration clauses in contracts clients sign with law firms in his ruling that a $12.5 million malpractice suit launched against Bracewell & Giuliani LLP needed to go to a jury for a decision on its arbitrability. 

  6. November 06, 2013

    Bracewell Pushes For Arbitration In $13M Malpractice Suit

    Bracewell & Giuliani LLP told a Pennsylvania federal judge Wednesday that a dispute over whether a husband and wife pursuing a $12.5 million malpractice claim against the firm could both be considered bona fide clients did not block the case from being sent to arbitration.

  7. October 18, 2013

    Couple Fights Arbitration In Bracewell Malpractice Row

    A couple suing Bracewell & Giuliani LLP for malpractice over the firm's alleged failure to recover $12.5 million lost in a botched investment deal told a Pennsylvania federal judge last week that a dispute over one plaintiff's status as a client should block the case from being arbitrated.

  8. March 08, 2013

    Bracewell Takes $13M Malpractice Battle To Federal Court

    Bracewell & Giuliani LLP wants a malpractice suit — which alleges the firm failed to recover $12.5 million for a Pennsylvania couple after a botched investment deal — removed to federal court in Philadelphia, saying in court filings Tuesday that the firm has no attorneys practicing in the state.

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