Lyons ex rel. Robin Damon Trust v. Nutt

This case, filed in 1998, alleges legal malpractice which occurred a decade before. The question is whether this former client waited too long to sue these lawyers. Recognizing that it is not easy for a layperson to recognize malpractice and acknowledging that it is disruptive (to put it mildly) to allege malpractice while represented by the same counsel, the law has extended the three-year statute of limitation using various doctrines. At a certain point, however, any claim becomes untimely if not filed. The question is whether this one is barred.

Plaintiff Lyons is one of two co-trustees of…