Daniel L. Tappen, M. D. v. Law Lamar Ager, M. D.

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• violation of a statutory or administrative standard makes a prima facie case of lack of due care
• if defendant used judicial process for proper purpose, though there be malice in his heart, law recognizes no abuse of process
• \[T]he duty is owed by the lawyer to his client and to the legal system. It does not form a basis for a suit by an opposing party.\
• no duty running from plaintiff or plaintiff’s attorney to adversary to investigate or use reasonable care in filing a lawsuit because in an adversary system, a lawyer owes an exclusive duty to his or her client and the legal system
• An attorney engaged in discharging professional duties on behalf of his or her client cannot be held hable for negligence toward a third person, for the reason that the attorney’s paramount and exclusive duty is to his or her client.

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