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STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY v. FLORIO, PERRUCCI, STEINHARDT & CAPELLI, LLC et al
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January 21, 2021
Florio Perrucci Settles Malpractice Suit Over Severed Leg Row
Florio Perrucci has settled a malpractice suit with State National Insurance Co. for an undisclosed sum over allegations that the law firm dropped the ball in defending state agencies in a suit brought by a woman who lost her leg in a multivehicle collision.
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December 08, 2020
Florio Perrucci Says Malpractice Claims Are Undercooked
Florio Perrucci is fighting back against an insurer's bid for a quick win on claims that the firm and two attorneys dropped the ball in defending state agencies in a suit brought by a woman who lost her leg in a multivehicle collision, pointing to contested allegations in the case and its own denials.
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November 10, 2020
Firm Committed Malpractice In Severed Leg Row, Insurer Says
An insurer has asked a New Jersey federal court to find that Florio Perrucci and two firm attorneys committed malpractice by not asserting certain immunity defenses on behalf of state agencies in litigation over a multivehicle collision that cost a woman her leg.
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November 03, 2020
Florio Perrucci Malpractice Suit Not Time-Barred, Insurer Says
An insurer is urging a New Jersey federal court to keep alive its suit that accuses Florio Perrucci of botching the defense of state agencies over a multivehicle crash that cost a woman her leg, rebuffing the firm's argument that the case is time-barred.
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October 09, 2020
Firm Says Malpractice Suit Too Late Over Severed Leg Case
Florio Perrucci urged a New Jersey federal court Friday to toss an insurer's malpractice suit over firm attorneys' failure to assert certain immunity defenses on behalf of state agencies in litigation over a multivehicle collision that cost a woman her leg, saying the claims were filed too late.
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April 06, 2020
Blank Rome Must Face Firm's Claims Over Severed Leg Suit
A New Jersey federal judge has refused to toss Florio Perrucci Steinhardt & Cappelli LLC's suit seeking to hold Blank Rome LLP jointly liable for legal malpractice stemming from a $3.5 million judgment over a woman's severed leg, issuing an order that the former firm's claims are plausible.
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October 07, 2019
Blank Rome Slammed Over Dismissal Bid In Severed Leg Row
New Jersey firm Florio Perrucci shot back at Blank Rome LLP's attempt to dodge legal malpractice liability over litigation stemming from a multivehicle collision in which a woman lost her leg, arguing Monday that the firm was the only one representing the state agency defendants when their immunity was stripped.
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September 17, 2019
Blank Rome Says It's Not Liable In $9M Severed Leg Case
Blank Rome LLP on Tuesday asked a New Jersey federal judge to toss a suit accusing the firm of botching an appeal in litigation over a highway crash in which a woman lost a leg, arguing that as successor counsel it can't be held liable just because it didn't correct the failures of the firm that handled the suit in the trial court.
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August 29, 2019
Blank Rome Sued By NJ Firm Over $9M Severed Leg Case
Attorneys accused of flubbing the defense of New Jersey agencies over a highway collision that cost a woman her leg have in turn sued Blank Rome LLP, accusing the firm of botching an appeal of a $9 million judgment that ultimately turned into a $3.5 million settlement.
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June 12, 2019
Insurer Sues NJ Firm For Mishandling $9M Severed Leg Case
An insurer slapped Florio Perrucci on Wednesday with a malpractice suit in New Jersey federal court alleging its attorneys botched their defense of state agencies in litigation over a multivehicle collision that cost a woman her leg, leading to a $9 million judgment and ultimately a $3.5 million settlement.