my lawyer screwed me. what should i do?
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my lawyer screwed me. what should i do?
Aug 2010: I was on vacation on a cruise ship, my room got flooded with water bc of bad pipes, i tripped & fractured my pinky & ring finger. I end up getting surgery. I call up my lawyer & says she will take care of it. Skip to over one year later (dec 2011) & she tells me that in the cruise ship’s contract that if one sue’s them, it must be completely done within a one year time span, or else it becomes expired and ineffective. My lawyer said she did not know of that information ( she could have finished it way before but she took her sweet time). During the one year, she made me go th
Asked on March 16, 2012 under Personal Injury, California
Answers:
S.L,. Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
You have a malpractice case against your attorney for missing the statute of limitations. Malpractice is negligence. It would be advisable to contact an attorney who handles legal malpractice.
If your attorney has malpractice insurance, it may be possible to settle the case with the malpractice insurance carrier. If the case is settled with the malpractice insurance carrier, NO lawsuit is filed. If the case is NOT settled with the malpractice insurance carrier, you will need to file your lawsuit for negligence against the attorney prior to the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations or you will lose your rights forever in the matter.
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