Krauss v. Claar

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• holding claims against attorney for legal malpractice must be asserted by attorney’s actual client, absent limited exception
• finding allegations did not raise any claims concerning defendant-attorney’s duties as a licensed professional attorney; certificate of merit not required
• “[I]n Pennsylvania, . . . a claim against an attorney for either legal malpractice or breach of an attorney-client agreement, must [generally] be asserted by the attorney’s actual client.” (citing Guy v. Liederbach, 459 A.2d 744, 748 (Pa. 1983)
• claims against attorney did not constitute professional liability claims

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