10-1 Introduction

• Jurisdiction: United States

10-1 Introduction

In Florida, a legal malpractice claim cannot be assigned.¹ However, the proceeds resulting from the successful prosecution of such a claim can be assigned.

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Notes:

^[1] But see Federal Deposit Ins. Corp. v. Martin, 770 F. Supp. 623 (M.D. Fla. 1991) (permitting assignment under federal law). See also Meredith E. Level, Note, Do the Shoes Fit? Creating Federal Common Law in Legal Malpractice Cases When a Banking Regulator Is a Party, 23 Stetson L. Rev. 893 (1994). In Allaben v. Brock, ...