State Ex Rel. Selimanovic v. Dierker

RICHARD B. TEITELMAN, Judge.

Section 508.010, RSMo Supp.2005, provides that the proper venue in tort actions is the county in which the plaintiff was “first injured.” The issue in this case is one of first impression and requires a determination of whether proper venue for a legal malpractice case based upon an alleged failure to file a lawsuit prior to the expiration of the statute of limitations lies in the county where the attorney’s office is located or in the county in which the lawsuit would have been filed. This Court issued a preliminary order in prohibition barring the circuit court…