CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Procedure Before Trial/Hearing
......Torts
.........Malpractice
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Family established through E's testimony Ds' negligence was a substantial factor in causing W, with long family history of breast cancer, to die from it 10 years earlier than she would have with timely diagnosis and treatment.

Where P's attys told her to accept partner's settlement offers because she could lose putative spouse case and take nothing, they were not liable for damages caused by her failure to follow their advice.

SJ properly granted where P did not produce evidence to justify a finding of triable issues of fact about whether, without any legal malpractice occurring, he would have received a more favorable settlement or outcome at trial.