· 8/25/2004
Seippel v. Jenkens & Gilchrist, P.C.
Citations
- 341 F. Supp. 2d 363
- 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17041
- 2004 WL 1907315
How courts have described this case
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- applying New York law and dismissing claims for breach of fiduciary duty, negligent misrepresentation, and breach of contract as duplicative of a claim for attorney legal malpractice
- stating, in the context of a professional malpractice action, “our law cannot permit a limitations period to depend on a continuing omission that can go on for decades” (citation and quotation marks omitted)
- dismissing malpractice claims and related claims of negligence, breach of contract, and breach of fiduciary duty as time-barred because the claims were filed more than three years after plaintiffs “received and relied on” the legal advice at issue
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Judges: Scheindlin
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