Glidden v. Terranova

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating that when defendant attorney allegedly fails to defend in underlying litigation, attorney bears the burden of proof on causation
• “[S]ince the client had no obligation ‘to prove his case’ in the underlying action (he could have simply required the plaintiff to prove his case
• “[S]ince the client had no obligation ‘to prove his case’ in the underlying action (he could have simply required the plaintiff to prove his case), he should not shoulder the burden of proving a defense in the malpractice action.” (quoting Nolan, Tort Law § 182 at 297)
• expert testimony of attorneys generally required

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).