NJ Justices' Fee-Shift Ruling Could Fuel Fiduciary Suits

By Jeannie O'Sullivan ( April 28, 2016, 8:23 PM EDT) -- A New Jersey Supreme Court ruling that attorneys who intentionally breach a fiduciary duty can owe counsel fees to a nonclient involves such unusual facts that it's unlikely to open the floodgates for malpractice lawsuits, but it could trigger more litigation against other professionals with alleged fiduciary responsibilities, experts said....

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