Haley v. Galuszka

I MURRAY, Judge.

In this civil action, Alva Haley1 seeks to recover damages for alleged legal malprac*171tice by her former attorney, Paul J. Ga-luszka. In March 1998, however, the trial court ruled that because Ms. Haley did not file this suit within three years of the attorney’s alleged wrongful act, her claims were perempted under La. R.S. 9:5605, as interpreted in Reeder v. North, 97-0239 (La.10/21/97), 701 So.2d 1291. Therefore, the defendant’s motion for summary judgment was granted and the plaintiffs claims were dismissed with prejudice. Upon consideration of the facts and arguments…