Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Jul. 23, 2013
Causation hurdles in legal malpractice suits
In evaluating causation, California courts consistently apply and discuss the plaintiff's burden as the trial-within-a-trial, suit-within-a-suit or case-within-a-case. By J. Randolph Evans, Shari Klevens and Suzanne Y. Badawi
Sometimes attorneys make mistakes. Sometimes clients are upset because they believe their attorneys mishandled their cases. When these two factors converge, a legal malpractice lawsuit may be looming. If the client takes the next step and decides to file a legal malpractice lawsuit against his or her attorney, the client will generally blame the attorney for the client's perceived detriment. Neverthele...
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