CHAPTER 12 - 12-5 CONCLUSION

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12-5 Conclusion

There are many unanswered questions in the Connecticut law as to damages in legal malpractice cases. For example, is a plaintiff in a legal malpractice case where the underlying action was a personal injury case entitled to recover the full amount of the value of the case, or the value of the case minus the contingency fee paid to the attorney under the fee agreement? There are no cases that indicate whether a plaintiff can recover for harm to...

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