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Data-related fiascos that lead to malpractice suits, or disputes that would otherwise spawn malpractice claims if they weren’t settled quietly out of court, happen all the time. You don’t hear much about them for a number of reasons — because they manifest as discouragement of fees (i.e. the offending firm just eats its client’s bills to avoid a claim), because its hard to find a firm who will sue another firm for fouling up a process neither does well (i.e. the pot suing the kettle), and because malpractice is predicated on breaching established standards of care.
Read the complete article at: Five ways to avoid getting sued for discovery malpractice