Legal malpractice stands apart from all other professional negligence. Its rules are fundamentally different, more rigorous and more difficult than for other professional negligence. In medical malpractice the patient/plaintiff need only show a departure from accepted community standards of medical practice which was a proximate cause of injury or damage. Geffner v. North Shore Univ. Hosp., 57 AD3d 839 (2d Dept. 2008)
In accountant malpractice the client/plaintiff need plead and prove only that the accountant departed from recognized and accepted professional standards of practice for accountants, and that this departure caused injury. Friedman v. Anderson, 23 AD3d 163 (1st Dept. 2005).
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
