Legal Opinion
Bernard McLaughlin Cross-Appellee v. Herman & Herman, and Lanny R. Zatzkis, Cross-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 6, 1984No. 83-3023PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:
This is a Louisiana diversity suit alleging legal malpractice. The plaintiff filed suit more than one year but less than ten years after discovering the alleged acts of malpractice. The District Court dismissed the suit by summary judgment, holding that the one year prescription for tort actions applied to legal malpractice claims, and therefore the action had prescribed. Because we agree that the one year prescriptive period for torts is applicable to this case, we affirm.
The District Court reached no issue other than the applicability of the one year…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Ramp v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1972
- Stephen J. Kozan v. Dr. Glenn E. ComstockCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
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3Cited by9 opinions
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