PRESTON H. HUFFT, Judge Pro Tempore.
In this legal malpractice action for an allegedly improper and negligent settlement of a personal injury claim, plaintiff appeals from a judgment of dismissal on an exception of one-year prescription. We affirm.
On January 12, 1976, Roy C. Bellamy, a Jones Act seaman, was injured in a two-vessel collision. On March 14, 1977, Bellamy retained defendant-attorney Milton W. Janssen to pursue his legal rights. Janssen's negotiations...
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