13-2413. Legal malpractice; litigation not proof of malpractice.
The fact that a lawyer’s recommended course of action results in litigation is not in and of itself proof that the lawyer breached a duty to the client.
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This is a proper instruction in a legal malpractice case where it is alleged that a lawyer’s actions resulted in litigation.
[Adopted by Supreme Court Order No. 17-8300-013, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after December 31, 2017.]
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