What is the test for proving a claim for legal malpractice?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Shaoxing City Maolong Wuzhong Down Prods., Ltd. v. Landsberg & Assocs., B257823 (Cal. App. 2015):
To prove their claim for legal malpractice, plaintiffs must establish "(1) the existence of the duty of the professional to use such skill, prudence, and diligence as other members of the profession commonly possess and exercise; (2) breach of that duty; (3) a causal connection between the negligent conduct and the resulting injury; and (4) actual loss or damage resulting from the professional negligence." (Oasis West Realty LLC v. Goldman (2011) 51 Cal.4th 811, 821, italics added.) To show causation "[i]n a
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