Everyone makes mistakes. Even lawyers. But lawyers are held to higher standards than most other people. This is largely due to the trust their clients place in them and the expectation to repay that trust in good faith. As a result, there are standards for conduct...
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California attorneys’ objections to new proposal understandable
On behalf of Century Law Group, LLP | Mar 27, 2019 | Professional Malpractice Law
It’s imminent.What is just around the near-calendar bend is a State Bar of California study focused on the prospect of mandatory malpractice insurance for all of the state’s practicing attorneys. That is a huge population. Indeed, California’s...
California health care regulators seek to revoke MD’s license
On behalf of Century Law Group, LLP | Feb 25, 2019 | Professional Malpractice Law
It is eminently clear that the Medical Board of California commands considerable power and oversight over health care professionals across the state. The agency has a broad mandate to protect the public’s health, and does so through regulating care providers and...
California law focuses on doctors’ misconduct
On behalf of Century Law Group, LLP | Jan 29, 2019 | Professional Malpractice Law
California became the first American state last autumn to take patients’ rights against alleged physician wrongdoers to a higher level.We spotlight in today’s blog post The Patient’s Right to Know Act of 2018. It greatly empowers California patients...
Attorney impairment a real concern for the legal profession
On behalf of Century Law Group, LLP | Dec 5, 2018 | Professional Malpractice Law
This is “not something that should be swept under the rug,” says a company principal with an insurer that routinely represents attorneys and law firms in legal malpractice matters.What that commentator and several other contributors voicing views in a...
Regulatory pressures dialed up on licensed financial professionals
On behalf of Century Law Group, LLP | Nov 28, 2018 | Professional Malpractice Law
California’s financial professionals have always faced stringent regulatory hurdles, ranging from license challenges to liability risks.Financial advisers, stockbrokers and related industry professionals come under close scrutiny from government officials...
CA attorneys subject of close Bar scrutiny in recent study
On behalf of Century Law Group, LLP | Oct 11, 2018 | Professional Malpractice Law
A definitive answer to a query asking whether California attorneys are ever removed as bull’s-eye targets for state regulators is short and certain.And it is this: No, never. In fact, licensed California lawyers are arguably among the most scrutinized and...
Protecting that coveted California professional license
On behalf of Century Law Group, LLP | Jul 30, 2018 | Professional Malpractice Law
Many California professional license holders might find it a bit unnerving that they continue to dwell on the exactions relevant to their duly-held credentials even after they have overcome every challenge en route to gaining licensure.At the [nap_names...
No dearth of liability challenges for California attorneys
On behalf of Century Law Group, LLP | Jul 5, 2018 | Professional Malpractice Law
“When deals go bad,” stresses a recent Insurance Journal article spotlighting legal malpractice concerns for law firms, “clients start looking to their lawyers.”And when those clients perceive that things are turning especially negative,...
Dancing dermatologist under investigation
On behalf of Century Law Group, LLP | Jun 28, 2018 | Professional Malpractice Law
All professionals, whether you’re a doctor, a veterinarian, an attorney or a bus driver, are judged in part on their customer relations. While the quality of your work may not be directly related to how you work with other people, what they think of you affects...
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