· 6/16/1988
Waldman v. Levine
Citations
- 544 A.2d 683
- 78 A.L.R. 4th 703
- 1988 D.C. App. LEXIS 127
- 1988 WL 63136
How courts have described this case
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- explaining that a single standard of care governs all negligence actions
- explaining that a single standard of care governs all negligence actions
- finding successor counsel had no duty to for mer counsel and not allowing suit on public policy grounds
- noting that “[i]t is an obvious proposition that the [D.C.] Code of Professional Conduct provides a gauge by which to determine the competency of the Bar” and finding appropriate an expert’s “use of the Code in determining the standard of care required in a legal malpractice case”
- Code of Professional Responsibility constitutes some evidence of the standards required for lawyers
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Judges: Pryor, Rogers, Kern
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