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• W342820243 abstract "I. Introduction A The Basis of Comparison The central argument of this Note is that fault should not be applied in the legal malpractice context. In providing a model for reform of the law of legal malpractice, this Note relies heavily on recent developments in another contort1-insurance bad faith-in which the action of comparative bad has recently been struck down by the California Supreme Court. The analogy is not as unlikely as it may seem. Both of these tort causes of action originate from a contractual relationship and generally result in only economic loss to plaintiffs. Additionally and perhaps more importantly, both tort actions have-as a central purpose-the regulation of services that are trust in nature; that is, services that serve a societal function that go well beyond that of ordinary commercial dealings. Similarly, both of the tort actions involve fiduciary relationships; courts have expressely justified the existence of insurance bad faith as a means of regulating that fiduciary relationship, and this Note submits that inherent in the tort of legal malpractice is a desire to regulate the quality of services provided by a fiduciary. In a recent decision, Kransco v. American Empire Surplus Lines Insurance Co.,2 the California Supreme Court held that the public policy motivations for tort treatment of insurance bad faith precluded the availability of a bad faith defense.3 The California high court held that public policy concerns attached only to the insurer and that there was no predicate for applying tort law to insureds.4 The same reasoning applies equally to legal malpractice. B. A Sympathetic Case 5 Consider the story of Ina Carole London.6 Mrs. London was married for thirty-two years to a prominent and successful criminal defense attorney in St. Louis, Missouri. In the early years of her marriage, Mrs. London was a homemaker-managing the affairs of the house and caring for two small children. After the children grew older, Mrs. London took a position as a travel agent, eventually operating her own small travel agency with money provided by her husband. Throughout the marriage, Mrs. London had very little knowledge about the family's financial situation. She did not know her husband's income, nor did she know what financial securities the family held. Her husband provided her with a monthly allowance of three to four thousand dollars to operate the household. As the years passed, the marriage grew colder, and eventually husband and wife reached a mutual decision to divorce. Mrs. London moved to the family's vacation home in Arizona, while Mr. London stayed in St. Louis and continued his legal practice. There was alleged wrongdoing on both sides: one incident of marriage infidelity on the part of Mrs. London while traveling in Europe several years earlier and a lifetime of alcoholism and violent anger on the part of Mr. London. In preparation for the divorce proceeding, Mrs. London retained a St. Louis divorce lawyer, Mr. Gerald Rimmel, to represent her interests. Mrs. London mailed Mr. Rimmel a letter explaining that she knew nothing of her husband's income or of the family's investment portfolio. Upon hearing that Mrs. London had retained competent counsel, Mr. London flew to Arizona and persuaded her to fire the attorney; Mr. London told Mrs. London that a hostile attorney publicly revealing the family's assets would lead to serious consequences. Mr. London was kind enough to draft the letter discharging Mr. Rimmel himself-pro bono, of course. In replacement of Mr. Rimmel as legal representative for Mrs. London, Mr. London offered Mr. Bernard Weitzman, a longtime friend of Mr. London. Mr. Weitzman had been Mr. London's best man at the London's wedding, thirty-two years earlier. Mr. Weitzman obtained Mr. Rimmel's files concerning the London divorce proceeding, including the letter from Mrs. …" @default.
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• W342820243 title "Comparative Fault in Legal Malpractice and Insurance Bad Faith: An Argument for Symmetry" @default.
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