FLORIDA EAST COAST RAILWAY COMPANY, APPELLANT,

v.

CYNTHIA MCRAE, ETC., APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By (15 total)

• Art Silvestrone v. Edell, 721 So. 2d 1173 (Fla. 1998)
  …HARDING, C.J. We have for review Silvestrone v. Edell, 701 So .2d 90 (Fla. 5th DCA 1997), which expressly and directly conflicts with the opinion in Zakak v. Broida & Napier, P.A., 545 So. 2d 380 (Fla. 2d DCA 1989), on the issue of whether the two-year statute of limitations for legal malpractice, in a litigation context, begins to run when the verdict is rendered or when final judgment is entered.1 We have jurisdiction pursuant to article V…

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• Peat v. Lane, 565 So. 2d 1323 (Fla. 1990)
  …for legal malpractice does not accrue until the underlying legal proceeding has been completed on appellate review because, until that time, one cannot determine if there was any actionable error by the attorney. See Zakak v. Broida & Napier, P.A., 545 So. 2d 380 (Fla. 2d DCA 1989); Haghayegh v. Clark, 520 So. 2d 58 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988); Diaz v. Piquette, 496 So. 2d 239 (Fla. 3d DCA 1986), review denied, 506 So. 2d 1042 (Fla.1987); Richards Enters., Inc. v. Swofford, 495 So. 2d 1210 (Fla. 5th DCA 1986), cause…
• Spivey v. Trader, 620 So. 2d 212 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993)
  …for legal malpractice does not accrue until the underlying legal proceeding has been completed on appellate review because, until that time, one cannot determine if there was any actionable error by the attorney. See Zakak v. Broida & Napier, P.A., 545 So. 2d 380 (Fla. 2d DCA 1989); Haghayegh v. Clark, 520 So. 2d 58 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988); Diaz v. Piquette, 496 So. 2d 239 (Fla. 3d DCA 1986), review denied, 506 So. 2d 1042 (Fla.1987); Richards Enters., Inc. v. Swofford, 495 So. 2d 1210 (Fla. 5th DCA 1986), cause…

Authorities Cited

• Stephen C.S. HU v. Crockett, 426 So. 2d 1275 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983)
• ARD v. C.A. Leasing Serv. Corp., 541 So. 2d 114 (Fla. 4th DCA 1988)
• Foster Marine Contractors, Inc. v. S. Bell Tel. & Tel. Co., 541 So. 2d 114 (Fla. 4th DCA 1989)