Malpractice Claim Assignability Continues To Divide Courts

By Christopher Blazejewski ( February 10, 2026, 2:05 PM EST) -- State courts remain divided on whether legal malpractice claims can be assigned to third parties. Most jurisdictions prohibit assignment of legal malpractice claims on public policy grounds, but some states allow them, occasionally under limited circumstances....

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