Legal Opinion
Therrien v. Sullivan
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided January 27, 2006No. 2005-290PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBroderick, C.J.
Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 34, the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire (McAuliffe, C.J.) certified to us the following questions of law:
1. In the context of a civil action for criminal legal malpractice, see, e.g., Mahoney v. Shaheen, Cappiello, Stein & Gordon, P.A., 143 N.H. 491 (1999), when does a criminal defendant’s cause of action against his or her defense counsel accrue?
2. If the cause of action for criminal legal malpractice accrues upon the criminal defendant’s discovery of the attorney’s alleged *212negligence and the resulting harm, is the pertinent state…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Adkins v. DixonSupreme Court of Virginia · 1997
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- Gaylor v. JeffcoSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2010
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