Statute of Limitations for a Legal Malpractice Action Begins When the Injured Party Knows or Should Know of the Injury or the Negligent Act

McLeod v. Elk, Bankier, Christu, P.A., 4D10 – 37 June 8, 2011 The Fourth District addressed the issue of whether the statute of limitations had expired before a claim for legal practice was filed.  In 1998, Robert McLeod hired Thomas Tew as his attorney in order to sue Fidelity Investments (“Fidelity”) for an alleged error that...
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Many of us are taught at a young age to trust the men and women of the cloth; cloth in this case consisting of a white poly-cotton blend lab coat.  In most cases, we trust our physicians with our lives and the lives of our loved ones.  As patients, we listen and do as...
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