Smart v. Vazquez

MADELEINE M. LANDRIEU, Judge.

| iThis is a legal malpractice action which the trial court dismissed on an exception of peremption finding that it was filed more than three years after the alleged act of malpractice sued upon. Because we find that the trial court properly applied the three-year preemptive period set forth in Louisiana Revised Statute 9:5605 and because we find the fraud exception in that statute to be inapplicable to the facts presented here, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

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The Medical Malpractice Action

Between October 20 and November 8,…