10/30/2007
Florida Supreme Court Underscores Adherence to Not Permitting Assignment of Legal Malpractice Claims
Law Office of David J. Stern, P.A. v. Security National Servicing Corp., ___ So. 2d ___, 2007 WL 1932251 (Fla. 2007)
Brief Summary
The court in this case rejected an attempt by a subsequent mortgage assignee to claim standing to sue an attorney for legal malpractice for failing to timely file a foreclosure action. Based on both case precedent and public policy, the court adhered to the majority view that legal malpractice claims are generally not assignable.
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