A commentary on Collectability in Legal Malpractice
The departments in New York are split on this issue. 1st Department: burden in on defendant and it is an affirmative defense. 2nd Dept and 3d Dept: Burden in on Plaintiff. Collectability is the issue of how much could be collected on a hypothetical judgment which would have been obtained. Here is Day on Torts on the issue.
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