Ed Clinton, Jr.
@eclinton.bsky.social
Chicagoan, Lawyer, Legal Malpractice, Commercial Litigation, www.clintonlaw.net Also, a fan of the Cubs, Bears, Bulls, and Blackhawks. Posts will discuss legal issues. No DMs please.
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Rule 60(b)(4) Allows Void Judgment to Be Vacated Anytime
Patel v. Stewartson, No. 2:23-cv-00873-APG-NJK (D. Nev. July 25, 2026) (Gordon, C.J.) Posture. Kashyap Patel and the Kash Foundation sued Jim Stewartson for defamation, injurious falsehood, and bus…
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This looks very interesting. I have read several of Theroux’ travel books and they are splendid.
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Lawyer Disqualified But Continues to File Pleadings - Appellate Court Affirms Dismissal of Case
Rallo v. Dublino, 2026 IL App (1st) 251950-U This is a Rule 23 case where a lawyer was disqualified by the Court but continued to file pleadings despite the order. The trial court struck the complaint...
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ARDC Recommends Two-Year Suspension for Trust Account Errors
In re Jeffrey Gunderson, 2025PR00051 was decided by the Hearing Board. This is a case where the lawyer made serious accounting and bookkeeping errors in maintaining his trust account, but was able to ...
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Georgia Supreme Court Unimpressed with Capitol Rioter Pardoned by the President
The Georgia Supreme Court recently considered the case of W. McCall Calhoun, Jr., a member of the Georgia bar since 1990. Calhoun was subject to a bar complaint after he was “convicted of a felony and...
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Montana Supreme Court Affirms Dismissal of Legal Malpractice Claim
MacLaurin v. Fischer Law, PLLC (2026 MT 109) This was a legal malpractice case decided earlier this year. The defense was successful in proving that the lawyer's advice had nothing to do with the ...
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Canada Retaliates With Up to 50% Tariffs on Hundreds of U.S. Products www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/w...
Canada Fires Back in Trade War Against Trump With Up to 50% Tariffs
Canada said the higher levies, on items from aluminum foil to dishwashers to fish, would help protect workers, producers and manufacturers harmed by new Trump tariffs.
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Appellate Court Reverses Grant of Summary Judgment in Legal Malpractice Case
Stewart v. Brill & Fishel, 2026 IL App (1st) 240056-U This is an unpublished Illinois First District Appellate Court decision issued May 12, 2026, reversing a circuit court grant of summary ...
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