A plaintiff lawyer goes missing after settling a malpractice suit against his client’s wishes

November 13, 2006

Apparently he pocketed the settlement and jumped town.



Related posts:

  1. Malpractice: Settling versus going to court
  2. Malpractice plaintiff wins case, wants more
  3. Lawyer on Erb’s Palsy cases: Advantage plaintiff?
  4. Plaintiff lawyer: "He has the power to be 100 percent certain"
  5. Another first malpractice suit story
  6. The cost of bringing a malpractice suit
  7. Physician/mayor loses a malpractice suit


KevinMD.com on Facebook


  Follow on Twitter   Subscribe



{ 3 comments }

1 Anonymous November 13, 2006 at 11:21 am

“”I’m trying to sue Davidson personally because I have no other choice,” LaBeaux, 42, said earlier this month. “Now he’s gone.”"

She’s trying to sue the Human piece of shit sodomite in his ballpark. She ought to consult the Chance Brothers: Slim & None!

Obviously she told everyone she did the lawsuit so “this will never happen to another patient again”. So the money shouldn’t matter.

2 Gasman November 14, 2006 at 4:50 pm

True, it is a bum deal for the plaintiff. But this lawyer’s wrongful acts, if allowed to result in a reinstated suit against the plaintiff, would also harm the plaintiff. The defendant was harmed by an agent of the plaintiff; who then pays the defendants damages?

3 Anonymous November 14, 2006 at 5:17 pm

Just because her lawyer robbed her doesn’t mean the defendant ought to have to pay twice. She hired the lawyer and now alleges he cheated her. A settlement is a settlement; her grievance is with her lawyer.
Any reinstatement is an abomination.

Welcome to sleazy lawyering, hope you enjoy the ride. That kind of stuff happens all the time in mass-tort litigation where you even have to elect not to be included in the plaintiff class (vice electing into that class) Often the settlements are a pittance for the class members and full value (or more)for the lead counsel.

Comments on this entry are closed.

Previous post: "The development program for Arcoxia is fatally flawed"

Next post: PAs in Indiana aren’t allowed to prescribe

Site Meter