Legal Malpractice Case Filed Against Sidley Partner (Docket Scanner)

Big Law Docket Scanner looks at which law firms are filing suits and which are being sued. This week, we found a couple items that rose above the run-of the-mill lawsuit over unpaid fees.

Below, we have legal malpractice claims, and one case in which Cravath, Swaine & Moore is being subpoenaed in a case alleging human rights and civil liberty violations against its client, Royal Dutch Petroleum, in the Netherlands.

Without further ado, let’s have a look at the suits involving Sidley Austin, Cravath, Barnes & Thornburg and Sullivan & Cromwell:

• Carrie Birkel filed a complaint againstSidley Austinand attorney Edward McNicholas in ...