Sirote & Permutt, PC v. Bennett

In this legal-malpractice case approximately 70 plaintiffs allege that attorney M. Fredrick Simpler, Jr., and the law firm of Sirote Permutt, P.C., were negligent in issuing a legal opinion in connection with a financing transaction. Simpler and Sirote Permutt moved the trial court for a summary judgment, arguing that the action was time-barred. The trial court denied that motion. We granted Simpler and Sirote Permutt's petition for permission to appeal from the trial court's order denying their motion for a summary judgment. See Rule 5, Ala.R.App.P. The sole question on appeal is when the…