By Alec H. Boyd
It has long been established that the measure of damages in a legal-malpractice action involving an attorney's negligent failure to prevail on a meritorious claim is the value of the claim lost. Lally v. Kuster, 177 Cal. 783 (1918). As such, a legal-malpractice plaintiff is entitled to recove...
It has long been established that the measure of damages in a legal-malpractice action involving an attorney's negligent failure to prevail on a meritorious claim is the value of the claim lost. Lally v. Kuster, 177 Cal. 783 (1918). As such, a legal-malpractice plaintiff is entitled to recove...
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