MSC Administrative Orders Do Not Toll Med-Mal Statute Of Limitations
The trial court improperly denied the defendants’ motion to dismiss the plaintiff’s medical malpractice claim based on the applicable statute of limitations.
Court of Appeals Reinstates Daughters’ Challenge to Validity of Trust
A probate court erroneously applied the statute of limitations in the Michigan Trust Code to bar the plaintiffs’ challenge to the validity of their mother’s trust.
The Michigan Supreme Court Weighs in on How Courts Should Handle Proposed QDROs
The court awarded Defendant-Wife half of the marital interest in Plaintiff-Husband’s retirement benefits and pension via a QDRO through his employment with General Motors.
Divorce Appeal Impacts Enforceability of Judgments for Noncontractual Money Obligations
In O’Leary, the parties’ JOD required the marital home to be sold and “the indebtedness or profit shall be shared equally.” The husband finally sold the home 6 years later for a loss.
Timing to Pursue Retirement Accounts from Judgement of Divorce
A divorce judgment has been entered, with a retirement plan involved. How long do the parties have to enter their QDRO to effectuate the division of the retirement accounts?
COA Utilizes Visual Aid in Legal Malpractice Case
It is not very often that a COA opinion incorporates a visual aid. We see it few and far between, usually with an attached plat or map in a real estate case.
Accrual of Attorneys' Cause of Action for Unpaid Balances
Recently, the Court of Appeals took on an interesting battle between attorney and former client in Seyburn v Bakshi, where Law Firm was suing its Former Client for unpaid legal fees.