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Perspective

Mar. 1, 2013

Malpractice claims by nonclients

"Who are those guys?" A question that often arises when attorneys are sued by nonclients who seem to come out of nowhere. By James Kirby


By James R. Kirby II


In the movie "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" the outlaw protagonists are relentlessly tracked by unshakeable pursuers who seem to emerge from nowhere. The recurring refrain between the outlaws is, "Who are those guys?" The same question arises when attorneys are sued by nonclients who, like those pursuers, seem to come out of nowhere.


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