Legal Opinion
Elizabeth Roumbos v. Samuel G. Vazanellis & Thiros and Stracci, PC
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided April 12, 2018No. 45S03-1710-CT-635PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Slaughter, Justice.
This case is nominally about lawyer malpractice but really about premises liability. Plaintiff was 85 years old when she fell and severely fractured her leg while visiting her husband in the hospital. Plaintiff retained Defendants-a lawyer and his law firm-to represent her against the hospital. Defendants missed the filing deadline by failing to sue the hospital within the applicable statute of limitations. Under the "trial-within-a-trial" doctrine, a client alleging legal malpractice must prove not only that the lawyer's conduct fell below the governing duty of care but…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Rhodes v. WrightIndiana Supreme Court · 2004
- Pfenning v. LinemanIndiana Supreme Court · 2011
- Picadilly, Inc. v. RaikosIndiana Supreme Court · 1991
- Smith v. BaxterIndiana Supreme Court · 2003
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