April 08, 2026
A New York appellate court affirmed Tuesday the dismissal of a Chinese software company's legal malpractice suit against DLA Piper, along with a $482,000 sanctions order against the company and its counsel, noting that the company's frivolous claims also drew a $635,000 sanctions ruling in "mirror" federal court litigation.
June 10, 2024
The Second Circuit on Monday sent back to state court a Chinese smart car technology company's malpractice suit against DLA Piper that accused the firm of mishandling a shareholder suit, with the appeals court panel saying federal court does not have jurisdiction over the suit.
March 07, 2024
A New York federal judge has sanctioned a Chinese investment fund and its attorneys for filing a frivolous malpractice lawsuit against DLA Piper, instructing the fund and New York boutique firm Felicello Law PC to pay DLA Piper's attorney costs and its fees for the underlying litigation.
August 22, 2023
A Chinese investment fund that sued DLA Piper for malpractice and has since dropped its claims is now asking a New York federal judge to deny a magistrate judge's recommendation for sanctions against it and its attorneys for filing a "frivolous" complaint, arguing the analysis was "flawed" due to its reliance on defendants' selective evidence.
July 24, 2023
A New York federal judge Monday recommended that a Chinese investment fund and its attorneys be sanctioned, agreeing with DLA Piper that the now-dropped $180 million malpractice suit against the law firm was frivolous and pursued with the intent to "harass" the firm.
October 07, 2022
A Chinese smart car technology company's board violated court orders by voting to assume claims in a $180 million malpractice suit brought by an investor in the company against DLA Piper, a New York federal judge said on Friday while finding the move to be premature and telling the board not to take similar actions.
September 27, 2022
DLA Piper has asked a New York federal judge to sanction a Chinese investment fund and its attorneys for filing what the firm called an "irresponsible" and "frivolous" $180 million malpractice lawsuit against it that was recently dropped.
September 06, 2022
A Chinese investment fund agreed to drop its $180 million malpractice suit against DLA Piper on behalf of Link Motion Inc. in New York federal court on Tuesday, for now, noting that the smart car technology company's board of directors agreed to assume control over the legal malpractice claims.
December 20, 2021
DLA Piper committed malpractice when it failed to recognize that the plaintiff in a suit against its client Link Motion, a Chinese firm focused on smart car technology, did not have standing to sue, a Link Motion investor said in a $180 million New York federal court derivative complaint Monday.