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Statute of Limitations Appeals Attorney Malpractice

Statute of Limitations refers to a statute that sets the time period during which a legal claim can be brought. Most statute of limitations laws require individuals to sue at some point during a set period... more +
Statute of Limitations refers to a statute that sets the time period during which a legal claim can be brought. Most statute of limitations laws require individuals to sue at some point during a set period usually commencing from the date of the wrong or injury or the discovery of the wrong or injury. Except for under a limited set of circumstances, if an individual does not file a suit within the specified time period, the law bars them from ever suing on that claim. less -
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Defendants Entitled to Summary Judgment on Lack of Proximate Causation Because Plaintiffs' Expert Opinions were Conclusory

Summary judgment entered in the attorney defendant's favor on grounds of lack of causation in a legal malpractice case was upheld by a Texas court of appeal where plaintiffs' expert's opinions regarding proximate cause were...more

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Plaintiff's Successor Counsel Not Liable for Contribution Where Underlying Case Was "Irretrievably Lost" Before He Was Retained

McNellis-Wallace v. Hoffman, et. al., Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, Docket No. A-1488-19T1 - Brief Summary - A New Jersey appellate court held that a defendant in a malpractice case could not maintain a...more

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According to Tenth Circuit, "Continuous Representation" Doctrine Does Not Toll Legal Malpractice Statute of Limitations Under New...

Cahn v. Word, 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 193 (10th Cir. Jan. 6, 2020) - Brief Summary - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held that the four year statute of limitations applicable to legal malpractice actions in...more

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When Does a Claim for Legal Malpractice Accrue in the Litigation Context

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The long understood rule of law in Florida is that a cause of action for legal malpractice accrues in the litigation context when the litigation is concluded by a final judgment, and the final judgment becomes final when the...more

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SC Supreme Court extends Statute of Limitations in Lawyer Malpractice - Precedent reversed & hybrid rule adopted

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The South Carolina Supreme Court, in the case of Stokes-Craven Holding Corp. v. Robinson, Op. No. 27572 (S.C.Sup.Ct. filed May 25, 2016)(Shearouse Adv.Sh. No. 21 at 17), reversed precedent and adopted a hybrid rule for the...more

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