United States First Circuit

An adverse party's alleged breach of a contract is not necessarily sufficient to put a client on notice that his attorney negligently drafted the contract; a reasonable factfinder could conclude that the relevant date for statute of limitations purposes is the date plaintiff lost its breach of contract case against the adverse party. There is thus a genuine issue of fact regarding when plaintiff's malpractice claim accrued.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/19/2004
• Published 04/16/2004

Judges

• LIPEZ, Circuit Judge., Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Alan J. Kluger, with whom Steve I. Silverman and Kluger, Peretz, Kaplan & Berlin, P.L., were on brief, for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert S. Frank, Jr., with whom John R. Baraniak, Jr., Kathleen A. Burdette, and Choate, Hall and Stewart, were on brief, for appellees.