Grogan v. Taylor’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

2 district · 9 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “[The plaintiffs] [] claims against the defendant [] are deemed to accrue on the date both his physical injuries and their cause were known or should have been known to him or his attorneys by the exercise of reasonable diligence. However, it is not necessary for the defendant to prove that [the plaintiff] [ ] or his attorneys knew the specific acts of the alleged negligence by this defendant or others or that they knew the details of the facts necessary to prove the claims against this defendant or others. It is enough that the plaintiff or his attorneys knew, or may be reasonably charged with knowledge of, sufficient facts to be aware that a claim existed more than two years before it was filed. Id. at 1379 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 900 F. Supp. 240 - Yoder v. Honeywell Inc.

2. “[T]he trial court must treat the act of subpoenaing counsel as "the functional equivalent of a motion to disqualify." Williams v. District Court, [ 700 P.2d 549, 555 (Colo.1985)]. Thus, if an attorney remains as counsel after having been named as an adverse witness to his or her client, the trial court must conduct a hearing and make appropriate findings as to whether disqualification is required or whether any exception to the disciplinary rules would allow this to occur. That procedure must be followed even when the subpoenaed attorney-adverse witnesses have not moved to withdraw as counsel and the opposing party has not moved for an order disqualifying them.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Taylor v. Grogan

3. “(a) A lawyer shall not act as advocate at a trial in which the lawyer is likely to be a necessary witness except where: (1) the testimony relates to an uncontested issue; (2) the testimony relates to the nature and value of legal services rendered in the case; or (3) disqualification of the lawyer would work substantial hardship on the client.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Taylor v. Grogan