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The Informed Consent Doctrine In Legal Malpractice Law, Vincent R. Johnson
The Informed Consent Doctrine In Legal Malpractice Law, Vincent R. Johnson
St. Mary's Journal on Legal Malpractice & Ethics
The doctrine of informed consent is now deeply embedded into the law of legal ethics. In legal malpractice litigation, the doctrine holds that a lawyer has a duty to disclose to a client material information about the risks and alternatives associated with a course of action. A lawyer who fails to make such required disclosures and fails to obtain informed consent is negligent, regardless of whether the lawyer otherwise exercises care in representing a client. If such negligent nondisclosures cause damages, the lawyer can be held accountable for the client’s losses.
Shifting the focus of a legal malpractice action from …
Response To "One Year After Dondi: Time To Get Back To Litigating?", Thomas M. Reavley
Response To "One Year After Dondi: Time To Get Back To Litigating?", Thomas M. Reavley
Pepperdine Law Review
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One Year After Dondi: Time To Get Back To Litigating?, William A. Brewer Iii, Francis B. Majorie
One Year After Dondi: Time To Get Back To Litigating?, William A. Brewer Iii, Francis B. Majorie
Pepperdine Law Review
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Merging Roles: Mass Tort Lawyers As Agents And Trustees, Charles Silver
Merging Roles: Mass Tort Lawyers As Agents And Trustees, Charles Silver
Pepperdine Law Review
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Lawyer Ethics On The Lunar Landscape Of Asbestos Litigation, Roger C. Cramton
Lawyer Ethics On The Lunar Landscape Of Asbestos Litigation, Roger C. Cramton
Pepperdine Law Review
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What Would Make Atticus Finch Flinch?, Robert Westley
What Would Make Atticus Finch Flinch?, Robert Westley
Florida A & M University Law Review
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Can We Talk?: Removing Counterproductive Ethical Restraints Upon Ex Parte Communication Between Attorneys And Adverse Expert Witnesses, Stephen D. Easton
Can We Talk?: Removing Counterproductive Ethical Restraints Upon Ex Parte Communication Between Attorneys And Adverse Expert Witnesses, Stephen D. Easton
Indiana Law Journal
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Legal Ethics And Class Actions: Problems, Tactics And Judicial Responses, Richard H. Underwood
Legal Ethics And Class Actions: Problems, Tactics And Judicial Responses, Richard H. Underwood
Kentucky Law Journal
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The Contingent Compensation Of Expert Witnesses In Civil Litigation, Reed E. Shaper
The Contingent Compensation Of Expert Witnesses In Civil Litigation, Reed E. Shaper
Indiana Law Journal
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