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J. M. F., Petitioner v. Angel Quiros, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Correction
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October 06, 2025
Justices Reject Case Over Legal Client's Lawsuit Threat
The U.S. Supreme Court Monday refused to take up a case by a man who argued that his threat to sue his civil lawyer for malpractice created an automatic conflict of interest when the same lawyer was also defending him in a criminal case.
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July 30, 2025
High Court Urged To Review Ineffective-Counsel Case
A man who threatened to sue his civil lawyer for malpractice has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up his case and find that such a situation creates an automatic conflict of interest when the same lawyer was also defending him in a criminal case.