In a previous post, we addressed statutory amendments concerning the architectural-malpractice limitation period, which the Legislature enacted in response to a 2006 Supreme Court decision that pegged both the statute of limitation and the statute of repose at six years. The six-year statute of repose lived on, but the Legislature amended MCL 600.5805 to place...

By: Benjamin D. Wu A professional relationship is the hallmark of a professional-negligence claim. Generally, damages for professional negligence aren’t recoverable in the absence of a professional relationship. This rule is well established in the context of legal malpractice and medical malpractice―a non-client or a non-patient generally doesn’t have grounds to sue for derivative damages...

Suppose you’re an architect hired to design a new condominium development in a township. The township approved your plans, and the development is built and occupied more than three years ago.  Four years go by since you stopped providing services without a whisper of a problem. But then your firm is served with a lawsuit...