Sam v. Balardo

This matter involves the applicable statute of limitations for an action alleging legal malpractice. Plaintiff appeals from the jury’s verdict of no cause of action, arguing that the trial court erred in instructing the jury on a two-year statute of limitations.

The dissent quite comprehensively states the legal rationale in favor of a holding that the two-year limit of MCL 600.5805(3); MSA 27A.5805(3), applies both to medical and legal malpractice. In fact, we will not try to improve upon the dissent’s discussion of the statutory evolution and the accompanying case law, and in particular the…