Insurance
Sep. 6, 2000
Conflicting Roles
Legal Malpractice by Alec H. Boyd and John M. Orr. The unique role played by monitoring counsel raises obvious questions regarding the scope of their legal liability.
In two recent decisions, the California courts have begun to grapple with the legal-malpractice implications of insurer-retained monitoring counsel. While this inquiry is in its infancy, the continuing use of monitoring counsel by insurers suggests that the development of this body o...