745 So. 2d 730 - Lambert v. Toups’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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1. “A. No action for damages against any attorney at law duly admitted to practice in this state, any partnership of such attorneys at law, or any professional corporation, company, organization, association, enterprise, or other commercial business or professional combination authorized by the laws of this state to engage in the practice of law, whether based upon tort, or breach of con tract, or otherwise, arising out of an engagement to provide legal services shall be brought unless filed in a court of competent jurisdiction and proper venue within one year from the date of the alleged act, omission, or neglect, or within one year from the date that the alleged act, omission, or neglect is discovered or should have been discovered; however, even as to actions filed within one year from the date of such discovery, in all events such actions shall be filed at the latest within three years from the date of the alleged act, omission, or neglect, [emphasis added]”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 891 So. 2d 721 - Jeansonne v. Attorney's Liability Assurance Society · 888 So. 2d 1031 - Burns v. Goudeau

2. “the continuous representation rule, which is rooted in the doctrine of contra non valentem, is not available in legal malpractice actions.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 811 So. 2d 1242 - Dauterive Contractors, Inc. v. Landry and Watkins