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Litigation

Sep. 29, 2007

Court Protects Firms From Malpractice

The California Supreme Court on Thursday shielded the deep pockets of big law firms from stale malpractice claims.

By Laura Ernde
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      The California Supreme Court on Thursday shielded the deep pockets of big law firms from stale malpractice claims.
      In the first opinion of its new term, a unanimous court said law firms cannot be held liable for the wrongdoing of attorneys who left their ranks. Beal Bank v. Arter & Hadden, 2007 DJDAR 15089 (Cal. Sept. 27, 2007).<...

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