Gambino v. Cardamone

Plaintiffs appeal as of right from the January 30, 1986, order of the Macomb Circuit Court granting summary disposition to defendant under MCR 2.116(C)(7), ruling that the applicable statutes of limitation had expired on plaintiffs’ legal malpractice claim.

As alleged in plaintiffs’ first amended complaint, the malpractice of defendant arose out of a settlement negotiated by defendant in February, 1980. Plaintiff Russell Gambino had sued Core Industries, Inc., for breach of contract and received $75,000 in exchange for dismissal of the claim. According to plaintiff, defendant informed him at…