The Dallas Court of Appeals recently held that the statute of limitations is tolled in a legal malpractice case throughout the underlying case including the appeal, remand, and any new trial, and subsequent appellate proceedings. In this case, the plaintiff filed a suit for legal malpractice and the defendant moved for summary judgment based on limitations. The trial court granted
Danger and the Statute of Limitations
In the recent case, Rodriguez v. Crutchfield, decided by the Dallas Court of Appeals, we learn the importance of clearly evaluating all the parties we think may have liability and the importance of considering the statute of limitations in that evaluation.
In the case, Richard Rodriguez, a temporary worker driving a forklift