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gcharlie
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- Jurisdiction
- Florida
I'm one of several siblings listed as plaintiffs in a civil suit (non-family matter) in Florida. Our attorney said discovery pleadings were sent to opposing counsel 2 1/2 months ago. No Notice of Service was filed with the court; the attorney said this is not required, however my understanding of the FL Rules of Civil Procedure is that filing notices for interrogatories is required.
Opposing counsel is an insurance defense attorney (with more than 600 cases under his belt) representing the defendant through professional liability coverage. To date, no Notice of Answers to Interrogatories has been filed with the court. A review of his cases shows he typically files a notice re: answers within 30 to 60 days of being served.
I am very concerned that our attorney has been less than honest with us regarding discovery pleadings and work on our case. The attorney is an experienced litigation attorney and other case dockets do show that she filed notices pertaining to interrogatories (either as the propounderer or the answerer). The attorney has promised several times to send us copies of the interrogatories via snail mail (but not via email) and has not done so. Likewise, we have not been billed for legal services in more than five months, despite repeated written requests to keep our billing current. We have requested status updates via email, which have gone unanswered, but a conference call has been scheduled for next week.
The other plaintiffs are aghast that I have suggested our attorney may have lied to us.
I'd appreciate an assessment of the situation and any suggestions others may have to offer, both in terms of dealing with the attorney and my siblings.
Opposing counsel is an insurance defense attorney (with more than 600 cases under his belt) representing the defendant through professional liability coverage. To date, no Notice of Answers to Interrogatories has been filed with the court. A review of his cases shows he typically files a notice re: answers within 30 to 60 days of being served.
I am very concerned that our attorney has been less than honest with us regarding discovery pleadings and work on our case. The attorney is an experienced litigation attorney and other case dockets do show that she filed notices pertaining to interrogatories (either as the propounderer or the answerer). The attorney has promised several times to send us copies of the interrogatories via snail mail (but not via email) and has not done so. Likewise, we have not been billed for legal services in more than five months, despite repeated written requests to keep our billing current. We have requested status updates via email, which have gone unanswered, but a conference call has been scheduled for next week.
The other plaintiffs are aghast that I have suggested our attorney may have lied to us.
I'd appreciate an assessment of the situation and any suggestions others may have to offer, both in terms of dealing with the attorney and my siblings.