National Union Insurance v. Dowd & Dowd, P.C.

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• predicting that Illinois Supreme Court would recognize inequity of placing burden of legal malpractice on excess insurer, allowing negligent attorney to escape liability, because the insured lacked the incentive to sue
• noting, inter alia, that subro-gation presents fewer concerns for commercial exploitation and affirming placing social costs of malpractice on attorneys
• \Malpracticing attorneys should not enjoy a windfall merely because the insured contracted for excess insurance coverage.\
• “Malpracticing attorneys should not enjoy a windfall merely because the insured contracted for excess insurance coverage.”
• applying Illinois law and concluding that Illinois Supreme Court would permit excess insurer, as subrogee of insured, to bring legal malpractice action although Illinois courts prohibit assignment of such claims
• applying Illinois law and concluding that Illinois Supreme Court would permit excess insurer, as subrogee of - 18 - insured, to bring legal malpractice action although Illinois courts prohibit assignment of such claims

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