Does equitable tolling apply to an attorney's delayed follow-up to a medical malpractice claim?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Singh v. United States, Case No.: 20-cv-1640-DMS-BLM (S.D. Cal. 2021):

general attorney negligence is not an extraordinary circumstance sufficient to warrant equitable tolling); Amerson v. Kindredcare, Inc., No. C-12-05715 JCS, 2013 WL 632115, at *3 (N.D. Cal. Feb. 20, 2013) (finding equitable tolling inapplicable to attorney's delayed follow-up after unsuccessful attempt to e-file complaint).

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