Tag Archives: L.A. County malpractice lawyers
When Are Lawyers Responsible for Other Lawyers’ Malpractice?
As a general rule, lawyers are responsible for their own professional negligence (malpractice) but not for the acts of others. From a policy standpoint, this makes sense: a lawyer should be liable only for his or her own conduct, or for the conduct of those (s)he supervises. However, there are some circumstances in which… Read More »
Causation in Legal Malpractice: the “Substantial Factor” Test
Generally speaking, the test for causation in legal malpractice requires the plaintiff to prove that the plaintiff’s damages would not have occurred “but for” the attorney’s breach of a recognized legal duty. This is commonly known as the “but for” test. However, real world situations don’t operate in a vacuum, and sometimes a plaintiff’s… Read More »
