Comments on: Hurry, get those lawsuits filed before reform http://overlawyered.com/2009/09/hurry-get-those-lawsuits-filed-before-reform/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hurry-get-those-lawsuits-filed-before-reform Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sun, 27 May 2012 17:39:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Eric T. http://overlawyered.com/2009/09/hurry-get-those-lawsuits-filed-before-reform/comment-page-1/#comment-72035 Eric T. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:58:56 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=13845#comment-72035 If they were in a position to file a legitimate suit before a new deadline that caps damages, they could be committing legal malpractice if they didn't. I had occassion once to race to the courthouse door to beat a deadline for a new statute, which I learned about via a listserv, and wrote about it. I consider it some of my best (albeit simplest) legal work: http://www.newyorkpersonalinjuryattorneyblog.com/2008/07/million-dollar-listserv.html If they were in a position to file a legitimate suit before a new deadline that caps damages, they could be committing legal malpractice if they didn’t.

I had occassion once to race to the courthouse door to beat a deadline for a new statute, which I learned about via a listserv, and wrote about it. I consider it some of my best (albeit simplest) legal work:

http://www.newyorkpersonalinjuryattorneyblog.com/2008/07/million-dollar-listserv.html

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