An Attorney Loses a Client's Case Because of a Failure

question 21

Multiple Choice

An attorney loses a client's case because of a failure to file the complaint before the running of the statute of limitations.

• A)The client can win a legal malpractice action against the attorney if the client was not contributorily negligent.
• B)The client can win a legal malpractice action against the attorney if the client can establish that the case would have been won if the complaint had been filed on time.
• C)The client can win a legal malpractice action against the attorney regardless of the merits of the underlying case that was lost due to the statute of limitations.

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