238 Mich. App. 16 - Bass v. Combs’s Empirical Analysis
2000
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
February 2009
most recently cited
4 state decisions
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“Although evidence of an underlying suit may be necessary to prove proximate cause and damages, because legal malpractice is a separate cause of action, venue is determined by the location of the primary suit, i.e., where the alleged legal negligence occurred. The venue of a "suit within a suit" is not a part of the legal malpractice cause of action, therefore, it may not direct the venue of the legal malpractice action. A legal malpractice action arises solely in the county where the allegedly negligent legal representation occurred. The Court of Appeals, therefore, erred by holding that the venue of the "suit within a suit" controls the venue of a legal malpractice claim.[ [18] ] We continued: Not one of the parts of the cause of action for legal malpractice occurred in Wayne County; the plaintiff retained the attorney in Oakland County, the advice was given in Oakland County and received in Washtenaw County, and the statute of limitations ran while the plaintiff lived in Washtenaw County. Plaintiff's action did not arise in whole or in part in Wayne County because defendant's alleged malpractice occurred outside of the county. Although the underlying litigation would have occurred in Wayne County, the actual suit at issue the legal malpractice between plaintiff and defendant is premised solely on allegedly negligent advice given on soil beyond the boundaries of Wayne County.[ [19] ]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Not one of the parts of the cause of action for legal malpractice occurred in Wayne County; the plaintiff retained the attorney in Oakland County, the advice was given in Oakland County and received in Washtenaw County, and the statute of limitations ran while the plaintiff lived in Washtenaw County. Plaintiffs action did not arise in whole or in part in Wayne County because defendant’s alleged malpractice occurred outside of the county. Although the underlying litigation would have occurred in Wayne County, the actual suit at issue — the legal malpractice between plaintiff and defendant — is premised solely on allegedly negligent advice given on soil beyond the boundaries of Wayne County.[ 19 ]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“county in which the original injury occurred.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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