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Discipline

Jun. 11, 2003

Ruling Bars Malpractice for Lost Punitives

SAN FRANCISCO - Clients suing lawyers for malpractice cannot recover for punitive damages lost because of the lawyer's alleged negligence, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday.

By Tyler Cunningham
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN FRANCISCO - Clients suing lawyers for malpractice cannot recover for punitive damages lost because of the lawyer's alleged negligence, the state Supreme Court ruled Monday.
        Public policy bans malpractice plaintiffs from recovering lost punitive d...

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