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Carvell v. Bottoms

Citations

  • 900 S.W.2d 23
  • 1995 Tenn. LEXIS 272

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  • holding that discovery occurs when \the plaintiff must have known or in the exercise of reasonable diligence should have known that this injury was caused by [the] defendant's negligence\
  • \[C]lients can avoid the discomfort of maintaining inconsistent positions by filing a malpractice action against the attorney and requesting that the trial court stay that action until the underlying proceedings are concluded.\ (citations and internal quotation marks omitted)

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Judges: Drowota, Anderson, Reid, Birch, White

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