Ruchti v. Goldfein’s Empirical Analysis
1980
Citation profile
16 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on 15 Cal. 3d 838 - In Re Marriage of Brown · 6 Cal. 3d 176 - Neel v. Magana, Olney, Levy, Cathcart & Gelfand · 6 Cal. 3d 195 - Budd v. Nixen · 10 Cal. 3d 592 - In Re Marriage of Fithian · 13 Cal. 3d 349 - Smith v. Lewis
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“(a) An action against an attorney for a wrongful act or omission, other than for actual fraud, arising in the performance of professional services shall be commenced within one year after the plaintiff discovers, or through the use or reasonable diligence should have discovered, the facts constituting the wrongful act or omission, or four years from the date of the wrongful act or omission, whichever occurs first. In no event shall the time for commencement of legal action exceed four years except that the period shall be tolled during the time that any of the following exist: "(1) The plaintiff has not sustained actual injury; "(2) The attorney continues to represent the plaintiff regarding the specific subject matter in which the alleged wrongful act or omisson occurred; "(3) The attorney willfully conceals the facts constituting the wrongful act or omission when such facts are known to the attorney, except that this subdivision shall toll only the four-year limitation; and "(4) The plaintiff is under a legal or physical disability which restricts the plaintiff's ability to commence legal action. "(b) In an action based upon an instrument in writing, the effective date of which depends upon some act or event of the future, the period of limitations provided for by this section shall commence to run upon the occurrence of such act or event.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“(a) An action against an attorney for a wrongful act or omission, other than for actual fraud, arising in the performance of professional services shall be commenced within one year after the plaintiff discovers, or through the use or reasonable diligence should have discovered, the facts constituting the wrongful act or omission, or four years from the date of the wrongful act or omission, whichever occurs first. In no event shall the time for commencement of legal action exceed four years except that the period shall be tolled during the time that any of the following exist:”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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