Legal Opinion
FLEMING v. SECRETARY OF PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided October 10, 2019No. 2:19-cv-02926Unknown
1Opinion
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA DORETTA FLEMING, et al. : CIVIL ACTION v. NO. 19-2926 DREW WARREN, ESQ. and JEFFREY KILLINO, ESQ. : MEMORANDUM KEARNEY, J. October 10, 2019 Persons retaining lawyers to assist them in administering a family member’s estate can fairly expect their lawyers will advise of liens against the estate and developments in the representation in state court. Disappointed in counsel’s failure to notify them, they may seek to sue for relief claiming they waived certain rights in the state court because of the lawyer’s negligence,…
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