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Opinions in Arizona that cite Phillips v. Clancy, 733 P.2d 300.
- Wallschlaeger v. the Hogle Firm Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2023
- Wallschlaeger v. the Hogle Firm Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2023
- Cannabis v. Fennemore Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2021
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Cannabis v. Fennemore
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2021
(“[P]laintiff must prove that but for the attorney’s negligence, he would have been successful in the prosecution or defense of the original suit.”).
- Garrett v. Platt and Westby Pc Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2020
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Garrett v. Platt and Westby Pc
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2020
To state a claim for legal malpractice, a plaintiff must allege “the existence of a duty, breach of duty, that the defendant’s negligence was the actual and proximate cause of injury, and the ‘nature and extent’ of damages.” ¶ 12 (2004) () (emphasis added).
- Wagner v. White Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2019
- Wagner v. White Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2019
- Haberl v. McAllister Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2019
- Haberl v. McAllister Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2019
- Brody v. Polsinelli Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2019
- Brody v. Polsinelli Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2019
- Petrone Cabanas v. Hon. pineda/state 433 P.3d 560 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2018
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Petrone Cabanas v. Hon. pineda/state
433 P.3d 560
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2018
-21 (App. 1986) (discussing the impropriety of a judge testifying how he would have ruled had a circumstance or factor been different); -70, ¶ 34 (2013) (discussing the impropriety of probing into the mental processes engaged in by a judge).6 B. Need for Reconstruction
- Siu v. Cavanagh Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2018
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Siu v. Cavanagh
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2018
In what is commonly referred to as the “case within the case” doctrine, the plaintiff bears the burden of proving that “but for the attorney’s negligence, he would have been successful in the prosecution or defense of the original suit.”
- Goshkarian v. McGovern Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2018
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Goshkarian v. McGovern
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2018
¶8 “As in any negligence action, a plaintiff in a legal malpractice action must show the following basic elements: duty, breach of duty, causation, and damages.” (citation omitted).
- Koch-Gulloty v. Pascuzzi Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2018
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Koch-Gulloty v. Pascuzzi
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2018
¶20 To prevail on a legal malpractice claim, the plaintiff must prove “duty, breach of duty, causation, and damages.”
- Westover v. Wees Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2018
- Westover v. Wees Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2018
- Handrahan v. Burr Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2016
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Handrahan v. Burr
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2016
Causation, which is generally a fact question, see id., requires proof of negligence in the case-within-a-case; that is, “but for the attorney’s negligence, he would have been successful in the prosecution or defense of the original suit.” ¶ 12, (
- De Petris v. De Petris Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2015
- De Petris v. De Petris Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2015
- Klee v. Lunn Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2014
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Klee v. Lunn
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2014
actual and proximate cause of any injury to [the Klees] and (2) that [the Klees] sustained any damages.” I. Causation ¶16 In what is sometimes called the “case within the case” doctrine, the plaintiff in a legal malpractice suit must “prove that but for the attorney’s negligence, he would have been successful in the prosecution or defense of the original suit.” see also Glaze, 207 Ariz. at 29, ¶ 12, 83 P.3d at 29 (plaintiff must prove attorney’s negligence “was the actual and proximate cause of
- Beynon v. TREZZA 211 P.3d 1203 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 2009
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Beynon v. TREZZA
211 P.3d 1203
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 2009
“As with all negligence claims, a plaintiff asserting legal malpractice must prove the existence of a duty, breach of duty, that the defendant’s negligence was the actual and proximate cause of injury, and the ‘nature and extent’ of damages.” , see also Molever, 152 Ariz. at 371 , 732 P.2d at 1109
- Andrew Mullin v. Brown Chapa Fields Linden Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 2005
- Andrew Mullin v. Brown Chapa Fields Linden Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 2005
- DeSilva v. Baker 96 P.3d 1084 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2004
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DeSilva v. Baker
96 P.3d 1084
Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2004
(jury in malpractice action decides fact question that would have existed in underlying lawsuit).
- In Re Peasley 90 P.3d 764 Ariz. 2004
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In Re Peasley
90 P.3d 764
Ariz. 2004
1971); –21, -06 (App. 1986) (holding that public policy militates against a judge testifying as an expert witness for one of the parties).
- Glaze v. Larsen 83 P.3d 26 Ariz. 2004
- Glaze v. Larsen 83 P.3d 26 Ariz. 2004
- Toy v. Katz 961 P.2d 1021 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1997
- Toy v. Katz 961 P.2d 1021 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1997
- Monthofer Investment Ltd. Partnership v. Allen 943 P.2d 782 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1997
- Monthofer Investment Ltd. Partnership v. Allen 943 P.2d 782 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1997
- Collins v. Miller & Miller, Ltd. 943 P.2d 747 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1996
- Collins v. Miller & Miller, Ltd. 943 P.2d 747 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1996
- Reed v. Mitchell & Timbanard, P.C. 903 P.2d 621 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1995
- Reed v. Mitchell & Timbanard, P.C. 903 P.2d 621 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1995
- Hyatt Regency Phoenix Hotel Co. v. Winston & Strawn 907 P.2d 506 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1995
- Hyatt Regency Phoenix Hotel Co. v. Winston & Strawn 907 P.2d 506 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1995
- Standage v. Jaburg & Wilk, P.C. 866 P.2d 889 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1993
- Standage v. Jaburg & Wilk, P.C. 866 P.2d 889 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1993