Attorney Malpractice • Statute of Limitations • Gist-of-the-action Doctrine
Seidner v. Finkelman et al, PICS Case No. 17-1091 (C.P. Philadelphia June 12, 2017) Coleman, J. (42 pages).
Under the gist-of-the-action doctrine, plaintiff’s legal malpractice suit against defendants sounded in tort and, therefore, the suit was time-barred because it was not filed within two years from accrual as required by 42 Pa.C.S. § 5524. The court granted defendants relief.
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