Tag: legal malpractice

Conflict Analyst

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Conflict of interest occurs when a person has competing interests or loyalties. In the legal field, the issue arises when an attorney represents two clients with conflicting interests without their consent. It can also take place when an attorney’s own interests negatively impact how he or she represents a client. Failure to avoid conflict of interest can lead to a […]

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Malpractice

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Malpractice occurs when a member of any profession acts with negligence or incompetence in dealing with a patient or client. The most common type of malpractice relates to the medical field when a doctor fails to give a patient the degree of care that another doctor of similar skill would give in a similar situation. Legal malpractice refers to the […]

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