Screen LibraryLegal malpractice law in a nutshell
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| Main Authors: | |
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| Published: |
West,
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| Publisher Address: | St. Paul, MN |
| Publication Dates: | c2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
West nutshell series |
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| Carrier Form: | xlix, 469 p.: ; 19 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780314195234 (pbk.) 0314195238 (pbk.) |
| Index Number: | D971 |
| CLC: | D971.265 |
| Call Number: | D971.265/J699 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. xlv-xlix) and index. Introduction to legal malpractice law -- Overview of theories of liability -- Negligence -- Breach of fiduciary duty -- Duties to nonclients -- Remedies for legal malpractice -- Defenses and obstacles to recovery -- Vicarious liability -- Important malpractice issues -- Preventing legal malpractice -- Legal malpractice insurance. |