What is the statute of limitations for medical malpractice and negligence claims against attorneys?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Valerio v. Boise Cascade Corp., 177 Cal.App.3d 1212, 223 Cal.Rptr. 592 (Cal. App. 1986):

The federal court concluded that counts 15, 17, and 18, were barred by the three-year statute of limitations contained in section 338, subdivision (4), and that the malpractice claims in counts 24 and 25 were barred by the two-year statute of limitations contained in section 339, subdivision (1). (Valerio v. Boise Cascade, supra, 80 F.R.D. at pp. 632-634.) Because those were the only claims alleged against the attorneys, summary judgment was granted in their favor. (Ibid.)

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