Decision record
Antonnette Haughton Cardenas
Allegation / charges
Fined | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered May 22, 2010. View PDF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEEOF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCILCOMPLAINT NO. 131/2007 IN THE MATTER of CLIFTON WILLIAMS VS ANTONNETTE HAUGHTON-CARDENAS, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW AND IN THE MATTER OF THE LEGAL …
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The Attorney was retained to pursue a personal injury claim following the Complainant's 2001 motor vehicle accident. Despite receiving a police report in 2003 with sufficient details to file suit, she failed to do so for four years, allowing the claim to become statute barred. The Panel found this amounted to inexcusable and deplorable negligence in breach of Canon IV(s). No dishonesty was found. She was ordered to pay a fine of $800,000 (to be paid to the Complainant) and costs of $50,000.
Duties found breached:
Aggravating factors:
- Failure to file action for four years despite having a police report with sufficient details since 2003
- Client's claim became statute barred as a result
- Client suffered severe injuries affecting his career and income
Duties engaged
Other decisions involving this respondent
- 2 of 2006
- 63 of 2009
- 66 of 2009
- 3 of 2010
- 49 of 2008
- 63 of 2009
- 41 of 2007
- 45 of 2008
- 167 of 2003
- 82 of 2006
Matched by respondent name — may include a different person with the same name.
Documents
Source: https://www.generallegalcouncil.org/judgement/antonnette-haughton-cardenas-complaint-no-131-of-2007/