· 4/23/1990
Kracht v. Perrin, Gartland & Doyle
Citations
- 219 Cal. App. 3d 1019
- 268 Cal. Rptr. 637
- 1990 Cal. App. LEXIS 388
How courts have described this case
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- “[T]he attorney 14 -client relationship . . .is unique and involves a highly personal and confidential 15 relationship . . .”
- “It is now well settled that under California law, a former client may not voluntarily assign his claims for legal malpractice against his former attorneys.”
- California’s prohibition on assignment of legal malpractice claims applies to both voluntary and involuntary assignments, especially when the assignee is a former adversary
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Judges: Froehlich
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