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legal malpractice claim in New Hampshire

5 New Hampshire opinions name it 1 courts 2010–2019 0 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by New Hampshire courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (7)

CaseFollowedCited
James Yager v. K. William Clauson & a.green
nh · 2014 · cited in 2 New Hampshire opinions naming this issue, 2016–2019
2 sentences

2019As an initial matter, the plaintiff appears to suggest that we should apply the standard under federal law to prove ineffective assistance of counsel, see Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687 (1984), rather than our standard to prove a legal malpractice claim, see Yager, 166 N.H. at 572-73 , to determine whether the trial court properly dismissed the plaintiff’s complaint for failure to disclose an expert.

2016See Yager, 166 N.H. at 573-74 (eschewing a per se rule that expert witness testimony is not required to prove a breach of the standard of care when a legal malpractice claim is premised upon the failure to file a claim within an applicable statute of limitations).

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Strickland v. Washingtongreen
scotus · 1984 · cited in 1 New Hampshire opinions naming this issue, 2019–2019
1 sentence

2019As an initial matter, the plaintiff appears to suggest that we should apply the standard under federal law to prove ineffective assistance of counsel, see Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 687 (1984), rather than our standard to prove a legal malpractice claim, see Yager, 166 N.H. at 572-73 , to determine whether the trial court properly dismissed the plaintiff’s complaint for failure to disclose an expert.

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McIntire v. Leegreen
nh · 2003 · cited in 1 New Hampshire opinions naming this issue, 2016–2016
1 sentence

2016See McIntire, 149 N.H. at 165-66 .

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Porter v. Berallgreen
mowd · 2001 · cited in 1 New Hampshire opinions naming this issue, 2016–2016
1 sentence

2016See Porter v. Berall, 142 F. Supp. 2d 1145, 1147 (W.D.

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Estate of Sicotte v. Lubin & Meyer, P.C.green
nh · 2008 · cited in 1 New Hampshire opinions naming this issue, 2014–2014
1 sentence

2014See id. at 674-75 ; Carbone v. Tierney, 151 N.H. 521, 528 (2004).

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Carbone v. Tierneygreen
nh · 2004 · cited in 1 New Hampshire opinions naming this issue, 2014–2014
1 sentence

2014See id. at 674-75 ; Carbone v. Tierney, 151 N.H. 521, 528 (2004).

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Furbush v. McKittrickgreen
nh · 2003 · cited in 1 New Hampshire opinions naming this issue, 2010–2010
1 sentence

2010See Furbush, 149 N.H. at 430-31 (holding that although the defendant-attorney did not disclose to the *715 plaintiff his failure to file a claim in a timely manner, the limitations period on the legal malpractice claim began to run when the plaintiff “could reasonably discern that he suffered some harm caused by the defendant’s conduct”).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

CaseNegativeCited
No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in New Hampshire. Read the followed side critically anyway.

Where else courts name it

TX 301 (1985–2026) NY 248 (1990–2026) IL 199 (1980–2026) OH 158 (1989–2026) NJ 88 (1980–2026) CA 76 (1969–2026) PA 68 (1987–2026) MI 65 (1987–2026) LA 53 (1985–2025) FL 53 (1983–2025) IN 44 (1981–2020) WA 43 (1992–2026) MN 40 (1984–2017) GA 39 (1990–2025) TN 38 (1996–2025) MA 37 (1988–2026) MO 28 (1981–2025) SC 28 (1996–2025) UT 27 (1996–2026) MS 27 (1982–2024) CT 25 (1996–2024) AZ 24 (1984–2026) IA 24 (1989–2026) CO 21 (1995–2025) ID 21 (1995–2026) KS 21 (1990–2026) AL 20 (1982–2025) NM 20 (1997–2025) NV 20 (1996–2025) OR 19 (1988–2025) MT 18 (1995–2026) VA 16 (1988–2026) ME 16 (1996–2020) WI 15 (1991–2025) DC 15 (1990–2024) NC 14 (2003–2022) VT 14 (1992–2025) SD 14 (1983–2023) RI 13 (1997–2017) WY 13 (2002–2026) KY 12 (2007–2024) MD 12 (1995–2024) NE 11 (1995–2026) AK 10 (1992–2025) ND 10 (1990–2024) WV 10 (2003–2021) DE 9 (1996–2025) HI 6 (2001–2026) NH 5 (2010–2019) OK 4 (2000–2025) AR 4 (2003–2025) VI 3 (1991–2014)

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