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Shulman v. Chaitman LLP et al
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1:17-cv-09330
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February 05, 2020
Conflict Suit With Madoff Victims Settled By Law Firms, Atty
Two law firms and an attorney have tentatively settled claims that she represented victims of Bernie Madoff despite purportedly having a conflict of interest between clients who lost money and those who made money, according to a court order Tuesday.
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April 12, 2019
Madoff Victims' Atty Conflict Suit Should Stay Put, Judge Says
A suit alleging two law firms allowed an attorney to represent victims of Bernie Madoff despite her conflict of interest belongs in federal court, given the number of clients and amount of money involved, a New York magistrate judge has recommended.
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October 16, 2018
Law Firm Barred From Contacting Madoff Clients About Suit
A New York magistrate judge has ordered Chaitman LLP not to contact its clients who were victims of Bernie Madoff regarding a suit alleging Helen Chaitman had a conflict of interest in representing them, ruling it was inappropriate for her to urge those clients to decide whether to opt out of the proposed class this early in the process.
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October 11, 2018
NY Judge Stays Deposition In Madoff Victims' Law Firm Suit
A New York federal magistrate judge on Thursday granted Chaitman LLP and Becker & Poliakoff LLP's motion for a stay on deposition discovery in a suit by victims of Bernie Madoff against their former attorney, saying it is appropriate given the costs of the deposition and the firms' pending motions to dismiss.
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June 22, 2018
Mud Slung In Conflicts Suit Against Madoff Victims' Lawyer
Disputes erupted in a New York courtroom Friday over a conflict-of-interest suit Bernie Madoff victims brought against their lawyer Helen Chaitman, with an attorney for the victims saying Chaitman is trying to dissuade her other clients from joining the case and her firms saying the victims' counsel should be disqualified because his mom and uncle are lead plaintiffs.
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November 29, 2017
Prominent Madoff Victim Atty Had Client Conflicts, Trust Says
Members of a family trust sued by the Madoff trustee alleged in a federal suit filed Wednesday in New York that their attorney swindled them and other clients by representing Madoff victims with competing interests and lying about the trustee's willingness to settle.