Forte v. Albov
Appellant Eugene Forte sued respondents Michael Albov, Peter Williams and the law firm of Hudson, Martin, Ferrante & Street (collectively, Hudson) for legal malpractice. The superior court granted Hudsons motion for summary judgment on the ground that the malpractice claim was barred by the one-year statute of limitations set forth in Code of Civil Procedure section 340.6. Court conclude that the undisputed facts show that (1) Forte knew of the facts constituting the wrongful acts or omissions of Hudson in August 1999, (2) he suspected the acts and omissions were wrongful in a nontechnical sense in August and September of 1999, and (3) he sustained actual injury in 1999 in the form of attorney fees incurred in connection with the specific performance lawsuit. Accordingly, the one year limitations period began to run in 1999 and expired before Forte filed his malpractice action in July 2001.
Therefore, the judgment in favor of Hudson will be affirmed.
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