Bell v. Ayers & Stolte, P.C.

By Judge Melvin R. Hughes, Jr.

In this legal malpractice case, the defendants have requested that the court reconsider its ruling denying their Plea in Bar. The ruling was made in a November 20, 1997, opinion letter. For the following reasons the court, reconsidering, decides that its initial assessment was wrong and will change the ruling.

As noted, the matter before the court is defendants’ Plea in Bar. The Plea is based on the statute of limitations applicable to an underlying medical malpractice action for which plaintiff had engaged defendants, an attorney and his firm, to represent him.…