Stephens v. Worden Insurance Agency, LLC

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that negligence claims are governed by the general three-year statute of limitations
• stating that a claim of failure to procure against an insurance agent is a negligence claim
• negligent procurement claim accrues when the insurer denies the insured’s claim because “on that date any speculative injury becomes certain, and the elements of the negligence action are complete”
• Summary disposition under MCR 2.116(C)(7) is appropriate when the undisputed facts demonstrate that the plaintiff’s claim is barred by the statute of limitations
• negligent procurement claim accrues when the insurer denies the insured’s claim because “on that date any speculative injury becomes certain, and the elements of the negligence action are complete”
• “Fraud claims must be pleaded with particularity, addressing each element of the tort.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).