New Jersey appeals court judges tried to pin down exactly when malpractice claims are triggered in a Tuesday oral argument that could broaden lawsuits against lawyers.
A two-judge Superior Court Appellate Division panel pushed back against a business arguing the clock on the state’s six-year statute of limitations didn’t begin until a judgment was issued against it in 2022.
The business, Merlin’s Kids, a defunct service dog organization, argued its lawyer’s error—failing to file nonprofit paperwork—became actionable when the New Jersey Attorney General won a case against them for charities regulation violations. That ruling came 14 years after the ...
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