QUESTION
Is this malpractice? Attorney reps corp. Corp's damages to my clients covered by ins co. Atty for Corp is holding up ins co proceeds.
Asked on Sep 22nd, 2015 on Contracts - Ohio
More details to this question:
Attorney has no agreement with insurance company - only the corporation and will not let the insurance company release the settlement check to my clients under the guise that he wants a "global settlement."
1 ANSWER
No. It might, depending on the facts, be some other tort, but the attorney does not represent your clients and therefore owes them no duty to practice law competently.
Answered on Sep 22nd, 2015 at 10:18 AM