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Background

Client brought legal malpractice action against attorney, alleging that attorney gave incorrect legal advice with regard to a non-solicitation agreement. The Circuit Court, Hardin County, Robert A. Miller, J., dismissed client's claim. Client appealed.

Holdings

The Court of Appeals, Dixon, J., held that:
(1) addressing an issue of first impression, client's assignment of proceeds from legal malpractice claim was equivalent of assignment of claim itself, and thus unlawful, and
(2) client's legal malpractice action could not be maintained apart from unlawful assignment of mal-practice claim.

Affirmed.

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	Highlighted Case Davis v. Scott Background Client brought legal malpractice action against attorney, alleging that attorney gave incorrect legal advice with regard to a non-solicitation agreement. The Circuit Court, Hardin County, Robert A. Miller, J., dismissed client's claim. Client appealed. Holdings The Court of Appeals, Dixon, J., held that: (1) addressing an issue of first impression, client's assignment of proceeds from legal malpractice claim was equivalent of assignment of claim itself, and thus unlawful, and (2) client's legal malpractice action could not be maintained apart from unlawful assignment of mal-practice claim. Affirmed.	CLE Credit Earn up to 15 CLE credits, including 6.50 ethics hours (based on a 60-minute hour), by attending the entire 2010 Legal Malpractice & Risk Management Conference. CLE accreditation forms for all states will be available at the conference registration desk. Please have your state bar association number with you to complete your accreditation form. Please note that CLE credit hours may vary from state-to-state.
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