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Kituskie v. Corbman

Citations

  • 714 A.2d 1027
  • 552 Pa. 275
  • 1998 Pa. LEXIS 1649

How courts have described this case

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

  • “[fjollowing a trial on the matter ... a jury found that [the defendants] were liable to [the plaintiff] for legal malpractice in the amount of $2,300,000.”
  • requiring “proof of actual loss rather than a breach of a professional duty causing only nominal damages, speculative harm or the threat of future harm”
  • to maintain cause of action in negligence for legal professional malpractice, complainant must demonstrate: 1
  • “Issues not properly developed or argued in the argument section of an appellate brief are waived.”
  • “An essential element to [legal malpractice] is proof of actual loss rather than a breach of a professional duty causing only ... speculative harm or the threat of future harm.”
  • “[a]n essential element to [a legal malpratice] cause of action is proof of actual loss rather than a breach of a professional duty causing only nominal damages, speculative harm or the threat of future harm.”

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Judges: Flaherty, Zappala, Cappy, Castille, Nigro, Newman

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