Legal Opinion

Naghi v. Brener

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided June 26, 2009No. 2008-CC-2527PublishedCited by 76 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VICTORY, J.*

| ,We granted this writ application to determine whether Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure Article 1153, allowing an amended petition to relate back to the time of filing of the original petition, applies to the one-year peremptive period to bring *920legal malpractice actions under La. R.S. 9:5605. Because nothing may interfere with the running of a peremptive period, we hold that an amended and supplemental petition adding a plaintiff cannot relate back to the original petition in this ease; therefore, we reverse the judgments of the lower courts and remand the case to the district…

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2Cases cited23 opinions

  1. Cole v. MurrayLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1927
  2. Ray v. Alexandria MallSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1983
  3. Reeder v. NorthSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1997
  4. Hebert v. Doctors Memorial Hosp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
  5. Guillory v. Avoyelles Railway Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1900

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3Cited by76 opinions

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