Legal Opinion
Colleen A. Cote v. Peter J. Wadel and Wadel & Bulger, P.C.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 21, 1986No. 85-2550PublishedCited by 178 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Colleen Coté, who lives in Wisconsin, brought a diversity suit against Peter Wad el, a lawyer in Michigan, and his law firm, Wadel & Bulger, P.C., a professional corporation that is incorporated in Michigan (see Mich.Comp.L. § 450.222(b)) and has its principal place of business there. The suit charges that Wadel committed malpractice in representing the plaintiff in a matter in Michigan. The district court dismissed the suit for lack of personal jurisdiction over the defendants and turned down the plaintiff’s plea to transfer the case to a federal district court in…
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