Court Rejects Worker's Malpractice Suit Against Former Attorney

A California appellate court ruled that an injured bookkeeper waited too long to file a malpractice suit against her former workers’ compensation attorney for failing to timely pursue a claim. Case: Marenstein v. Sieder, No. B289426, 11/13/2019, unpublished. Facts and procedural history: Deanna Pimes Marenstein worked as a bookkeeper and legal assistant at her husband's law firm, Lewis, Marenstein Wicke & Sherwin. The firm represented Marenstein in a workers’ compensation claim for injuries she sustained in 1999 and 2000. In 2001, the firm settled the claim with its...