Aldred v. O'Hara-Bruce

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that claims against attorneys for inadequate representation sound in legal malpractice and not breach of contract
• holding “that claims against attorneys brought on the basis of inadequate representation sound in tort and are governed by the malpractice statute of limitations, even though a plaintiff may assert that the attorney’s actions breached a contract.”
• “The type of interest allegedly harmed is the focal point in determining which limitation period controls.”
• “The complaint indicates that defendant was retained not to perform a specific act but to exercise appropriate legal skill in providing legal representation throughout the various stages of the criminal proceedings.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).