Comments on: The danger of talking to plaintiffs’ attorneys? The Nano class action https://www.overlawyered.com/2006/05/the-danger-of-talking-to-plaintiffs-attorneys-the-nano-class-action/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Sun, 25 May 2008 16:13:18 +0000 hourly 1 By: wavemaker https://www.overlawyered.com/2006/05/the-danger-of-talking-to-plaintiffs-attorneys-the-nano-class-action/comment-page-1/#comment-3021 Thu, 25 May 2006 21:56:10 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=3481#comment-3021 Musta made some comments to the court clerks while he was filing his voluntary dismissal.

]]> By: Mike https://www.overlawyered.com/2006/05/the-danger-of-talking-to-plaintiffs-attorneys-the-nano-class-action/comment-page-1/#comment-3020 Thu, 25 May 2006 19:31:55 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=3481#comment-3020 Deoxy: in what state did THAT happen? Statements made in legal filings can almost never be used as the basis for defamation. I think you may not have the whole story there.

]]> By: John W. Jay, Esq. https://www.overlawyered.com/2006/05/the-danger-of-talking-to-plaintiffs-attorneys-the-nano-class-action/comment-page-1/#comment-3019 Thu, 25 May 2006 15:16:20 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=3481#comment-3019 I disagree with Nonsuited, the State Bar is actually very responsive these days. I strongly encourage anyone who has been harmed by an attorney’s misconduct to file a complaint with the State Bar.

]]> By: Nonsuited https://www.overlawyered.com/2006/05/the-danger-of-talking-to-plaintiffs-attorneys-the-nano-class-action/comment-page-1/#comment-3018 Wed, 24 May 2006 11:00:04 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=3481#comment-3018 I have news for you, AMH. Filing a complaint on “ethics” with a State Bar is next to useless.

The Bar protects its own.

]]> By: AMH https://www.overlawyered.com/2006/05/the-danger-of-talking-to-plaintiffs-attorneys-the-nano-class-action/comment-page-1/#comment-3017 Wed, 24 May 2006 10:45:08 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=3481#comment-3017 Why sue the law firm? Better to have his own lawyers file a motion to have him dropped from the suit, and file an ethical complaint with the state bar.

]]> By: Deoxy https://www.overlawyered.com/2006/05/the-danger-of-talking-to-plaintiffs-attorneys-the-nano-class-action/comment-page-1/#comment-3016 Wed, 24 May 2006 10:25:39 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=3481#comment-3016 Any legal filing should require the signature of the person it’s supposedly filed in the name of to be valid.

Unforunately, that is not the case, and this case is not the first (or likely the last) of its kind.

I had a friend who had a lawyer file in his name without permission. He personally went down to the courthouse and dropped the suit, since the lawyer wouldn’t. A year later, the defendent sued HIM for defamation; he lost, even though he hadn’t filed the suit, so he sued the lawyer who filed it, only to have that thrown out as after the statute of limitations. It was a complete screw-over, to the tune of over $50K.

]]> By: wavemaker https://www.overlawyered.com/2006/05/the-danger-of-talking-to-plaintiffs-attorneys-the-nano-class-action/comment-page-1/#comment-3015 Tue, 23 May 2006 21:57:47 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=3481#comment-3015 It is almost impossible to read this story and believe that it is on the level.

Let it be that Hagens Berman follows in the steps of Milberg Weiss down the path of professional disgrace and ignominy.

]]> By: JKoerner https://www.overlawyered.com/2006/05/the-danger-of-talking-to-plaintiffs-attorneys-the-nano-class-action/comment-page-1/#comment-3014 Tue, 23 May 2006 20:40:46 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=3481#comment-3014 It sounds like Hagens Berman showed at a minimum gross negligence in filing official court documents. KNowingly doing so is definately a violation of the legal rules of ethics. The court should sanction them, and maybe a judge with a taste for justice will recommend that lawyer(s) be disbarred over this filing and the firm’s subsequent actions.

]]> By: Nonsuited https://www.overlawyered.com/2006/05/the-danger-of-talking-to-plaintiffs-attorneys-the-nano-class-action/comment-page-1/#comment-3013 Tue, 23 May 2006 19:31:14 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=3481#comment-3013 I rest my case. The deck is stacked against anyone who wants to see amoral/unethical/negligent/justplainstupid attorneys answer for their misdeeds.

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