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When Has a Plaintiff Suffered “Actual Injury” to Trigger the Statute of Limitations on Legal Malpractice?
In Monday’s post, we discussed “tolling” of the statute of limitations on legal malpractice actions. In the legal malpractice context, the “statute of limitations” refers to the time within which a plaintiff must commence a legal action against the defendant attorney. Under some circumstances, this limitations period is “tolled,” or suspended, until a specified… Read More »
Don’t Delay and Lose Your Rights: the Statute of Limitations on Legal Malpractice
WHAT IS A STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS (And why should you care)? A “statute of limitations” is a law (a “statute”) which establishes the amount of time a plaintiff has to file a lawsuit in a specific type of case. Different types of claims have different “limitation periods,” though many California statutes of limitations specify 1-3… Read More »
