Pickett v. Gallagher

BARNES, J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. Claude Pickett received a settlement from the makers of the diet drug Fen-Phen in February 2000. In March 2010, he sued his attorneys, claiming he *589was not paid the agreed-to settlement amount. The circuit court found the statute of limitations had run and granted summary judgment in favor of the attorneys. We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

¶ 2. After the United States Food and Drug Administration warned of dangers associated with the diet drug Fen-Phen, Pickett hired Michael T. Gallagher of Gallagher, Young, Lewis, Hampton, & Downey L.L.P. (Gallagher) to…