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13-2412.  Legal malpractice; attorney error in judgment.

A lawyer does not necessarily breach a duty to a client just because the lawyer [chooses a legal strategy] [makes a decision] [makes a recommendation] and it turns out that another [strategy] [decision] [recommendation] would have been a better choice.

 

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This instruction should be given in all cases where a plaintiff alleges the attorney breached a duty through an error in judgment.

[Adopted by Supreme Court Order No. 17-8300-013, effective for all cases pending or filed on or after December 31, 2017.]

 You are being directed to the most recent version of the statute which may not be the version considered at the time of the judgment.