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· 5/1/1979

Biberstine v. Woodworth

Citations

  • 278 N.W.2d 41
  • 406 Mich. 275
  • 1979 Mich. LEXIS 361

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that an attorney’s negligent failure to properly schedule a client’s debt in a petition for bankruptcy became a viable malpractice claim at the time of discharge because the petition was amendable up until that point
  • statute begins to run either from the termination of the attorney's services or from the discovery of the malpractice, whichever is later
  • statute begins to run either from the termination of the attorney’s services or from the discovery of the malpractice, whichever is later
  • malpractice action against attorney for failing to schedule debt in bankruptcy runs from date of plaintiff’s discharge in bankruptcy
  • negligence arising out of delay or inaction

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Judges: Coleman, Kavanagh, Williams, Levin, Fitzgerald, Ryan, Moody

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