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Letters,
Law Practice,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Mar. 11, 2014

Malpractice rule applies to insurance bad faith, too

Re: "Legal Malpractice: Show me the damage!" Feb. 28.

Robert W. Armstrong II

Partner
Demler, Armstrong & Rowland LLP

4500 East Pacific Coast Highway Fl 4
Long Beach , CA 90804

Phone: (562) 597-0029

Email: arm@darlaw.com

McGeorge SOL Univ of the Pacific; CA

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In their recent article advocating a change in the law concerning claims for legal malpractice ("Legal Malpractice: Show me the damage!" Feb. 28), Ken Feldman and David Samani make a strong case for the common sense notion that when a plaintiff sues his attorney for legal malpractice after having a substantial judgment rendered against him, he should be required to prove that he actually paid the judgment or, at a minimum, that there is some likelihood that he will have to pay it in the fu...

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