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· 6/13/1996

Cost v. Cost

Citations

  • 677 A.2d 1250
  • 450 Pa. Super. 685
  • 1996 Pa. Super. LEXIS 2026

How courts have described this case

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  • explaining that an attorney-client relationship is only formed when there is request for legal services and agreement to provide them
  • finding where plaintiff never sought legal advice from defendant-attorneys, plaintiff could not maintain a professional negligence claim
  • attorney-client or analogous professional relationship is necessary element to maintain action in negligence for medical malpractice
  • breach of fiduciary duty if attorney-client relationship is shown

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Judges: Sole, Popovich, Hoffman

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