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judgmental immunity

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A quick definition of judgmental immunity:

Term: Judgmental Immunity

Definition: Judgmental immunity is a rule that says a professional is not responsible for giving advice or an opinion that was made in good faith and with the belief that it was in the client's best interest, but turned out to be wrong due to a mistake in judgment or analyzing an area of their profession that is not yet settled. For example, a lawyer who makes a mistake in trial tactics involving an area of law that is not yet clear may not be held responsible for malpractice. This is also called the error-of-judgment rule.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Judgmental immunity, also known as the error-of-judgment rule, is a legal doctrine that protects professionals from liability for advice or opinions given in good faith and with an honest belief that the advice was in the client's best interests, but that was based on a mistake either in judgment or in analyzing an unsettled area of the professional's business.

Example: An attorney who makes an error in trial tactics involving an unsettled area of the law may, under certain circumstances, defeat a malpractice claim arising from the tactical error.

Explanation: This means that if the attorney made an honest mistake in judgment or analysis of the law, they cannot be held liable for malpractice. The error must have been made in good faith and with the belief that it was in the client's best interest. This protects professionals from being sued for every mistake they make, as long as they acted in good faith.

Another Example: A doctor who prescribes a medication that has a rare side effect that was not known at the time may not be held liable for malpractice if they made the decision to prescribe the medication in good faith and with the belief that it was the best course of treatment for the patient.

Explanation: This example illustrates how the error-of-judgment rule can apply to medical professionals. If the doctor made an honest mistake in judgment or analysis of the medication's potential side effects, they cannot be held liable for malpractice as long as they acted in good faith and with the belief that it was the best course of treatment for the patient.

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soapy
9:43
USC still has not looked at my app
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:43
when did you submit soapy?
soapy
9:44
10/16
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:44
to be fair it took them almost 2 months for me to go under review
soapy
9:44
Feelin a bit stressed, as I've got no date change for Michigan either despite applying 10/7
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:45
I have not had a date change either for Mich but I've seen people get in without one so who knows
I applied 9/25 to like 6 schools and some (Houston) have no date change yet so dw
soapy
9:46
But do people get in without addresses going long?
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:46
it's tough to tell because a lot of people type out their addresses long to begin with
soapy
9:46
Ah. I didn't. Looking back, my Mich supplement kind of sucks, so there's that
Mich overrated (Dean Z please let me in even tho i didnt apply and I am below both 25ths)
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:01
The "date changes" at Michigan really don't mean anything. We had to do them in undergrad admissions whenever a Georgia applicant picked the country instead of the state, because we'd have to remove the TOEFL requirement and reassign the application from the international application readers.
soapy
10:06
Classy, does that mean they may look at your application, and that look doesn't necessarily trigger any date change?
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10:07
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1a2b3c4d26z
10:07
What a good day to get into law school
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:11
@soapy: I don't know for sure about the law school. For undergrad, once the application is complete, it's assigned to a reader the following Monday. If we had to make any changes, it's because a reader saw something that needed to be changed and the application needed to be re-read after that change.
soapy
10:12
Ahh, got it. Thank you for the insight!
ClassyPleasantHeron
10:14
You're welcome. FWIW, I have no idea what's up with the address changes. We didn't have to do any of that, except for the Georgia state vs country kinds of things.
soapy
10:15
I've heard it theorized that some schools will change the address from "St." --> "Street" as they prepare to send out admissions packets. That's the rumor, anyways.
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