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Article: California Supreme Court Sides With Law Firms On Issue Of Statute Of Limitations For Legal Malpractice Claims Against Former Law Firms.(Case overview)
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- October 22, 2007
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Beal Bank, SSB v. Arter & Hadden, LLP, et al., California Supreme Court Case No. S141131
In a case that has been watched closely by law firms and insurers, on September 27, 2007, the California Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion that reversed a Second Appellate District decision which held that the limitations period for a legal malpractice claim is tolled as to a law firm while one of the firm's former attorneys continues to represent the firm's former client in the same matter at a new law firm.
The Court of Appeal's decision meant that a law firm could be vulnerable to a legal malpractice claim even if years have passed since the involved firm ...
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