Michael J. Sullivan and Jason M. Renner obtained summary disposition of plaintiff’s counterclaim for legal malpractice (and several other torts) on the basis that plaintiff had failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. The plaintiff brought his counterclaim in response to a lawsuit initiated by a law firm that sought recovery…

After obtaining summary disposition in favor of their clients, Collins Einhorn Farrell PC attorneys, Theresa Asoklis and Michael Cook, obtained a Court of Appeals opinion affirming the trial court. The plaintiffs sued their former attorneys after the plaintiffs’ insurer denied their claim for the replacement cost of a house that was destroyed in a fire….

Insurance agents are licensed professionals. They have to complete accredited coursework and pass a licensing examination. But the Michigan Court of Appeals recently decided that that isn’t enough to give them the protections of the shorter limitation period for malpractice claims (2 years). Instead, in Stephens v Worden Insurance Agency, LLC, the Court held that,…