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Louisiana claims jurisdiction over Alabama attorney's malpractice.

Publication: Trial
Publication Date: 01-SEP-03
Format: Online - approximately 670 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
Can an attorney be sued for malpractice in another state for not filing suit in that state? Louisiana's highest court has said yes, in a case that may be headed for the U.S. Supreme Court.

At issue is whether an attorney committed malpractice by mistakenly believing he could file the plaintiff's auto suit in the state where they lived instead of the state where the accident occurred.

"By agreeing to represent a client in an automobile accident case that occurred in Louisiana between Louisiana residents, and to which Louisiana insurance policies applied, and by allegedly failing to take the...

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