Legal Opinion
Hecht, Solberg, Robinson, Goldberg & Bagley LLP v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 9, 2006No. D047185PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HUFFMAN, Acting P. J.
This writ proceeding presents an opportunity to outline the standards governing an important aspect of third party financial discovery in legal malpractice cases. It is well accepted that “one who establishes malpractice on the part of his attorney in prosecuting ... a lawsuit must also prove that careful management of it would have resulted in recovery of a favorable judgment and collection of same . . . .” (Campbell v. Magana (1960) 184 Cal.App.2d 751, 754 [8 Cal.Rptr. 32], italics added; see Garretson v. Harold I. Miller (2002) 99 Cal.App.4th 563, 568-569 [121…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Viner v. SweetCalifornia Supreme Court · 2003
- Schnabel v. Superior CourtCalifornia Supreme Court · 1993
- Campbell v. MaganaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960
- H & M ASSOCIATES v. City of El CentroCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1980
- Lally v. KusterCalifornia Supreme Court · 1918
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3Cited by14 opinions
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