Baghdady v. Lubin & Meyer, P.C.

The plaintiff has sued the defendants, his former attorneys, for legal malpractice. The defendants now have moved for summary judgment on statute of limitations grounds.

BACKGROUND

The beginnings of this case go all the way back to 1981. On November 3rd of that year, plaintiff Elie J. Baghdady (“Baghdady”) hired the defendants, Lubin & Meyer, P.C. (“Lubin & Meyer”), a Boston law firm, and Philip J. Crowe, Jr. (“Crowe”), a partner in that firm, to represent him in a securities fraud action against Prudential Securities, Inc. (“Prüdential”), and Alan Sachs (“Sachs”). That ill-fated lawsuit was…