What are the elements of a professional negligence case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Wise v. DLA Piper LLP (US), D062150, D062661 (Cal. App. 2013):
"The elements of a cause of action in tort for professional negligence are: (1) the duty of the professional to use such skill, prudence, and diligence as other members of his profession commonly possess and exercise; (2) a breach of that duty; (3) a proximate causal connection between the negligent conduct and the resulting injury; and (4) actual loss or damage resulting from the professional's negligence." (Budd v. Nixen (1971) 6
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