Frank John Stangel v. Johnson & Madigan

Frank John Stangel appeals the District Court’s 1 adverse grant of summary judgment in his diversity legal-malpractice action, in which the District Court agreed with defendants that the action was time-barred. Having carefully reviewed the record, see Larsen v. Mayo Med. Ctr., 218 F.3d 863, 866 (8th Cir.) (standard of re view), cert. denied, 531 U.S. 1036, 121 S.Ct. 625, 148 L.Ed.2d 534 (2000), and the District Court’s application of Minnesota law, see Boerner v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp., 260 F.3d 837, 841 (8th Cir. 2001) (standard of review), we agree that the action is time-barred,…