Sault Ste Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians v. Bernard Bouschor ( 2010 )

Order Michigan Supreme Court Lansing, Michigan January 27, 2010 Marilyn Kelly, Chief Justice 137988 Michael F. Cavanagh Elizabeth A. Weaver SAULT STE. MARIE TRIBE OF CHIPPEWA Maura D. Corrigan INDIANS, Robert P. Young, Jr. Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant/ Stephen J. Markman Appellant, Diane M. Hathaway, Justices v SC: 137988 COA: 276712 Chippewa CC: 04-007606-CC BERNARD BOUSCHOR, Defendant/Appellee, and DANIEL T. GREEN, DAVID E. SCOTT, JAMES M. JANNETTA, and DANIEL J. WEAVER, Defendants/Counter-Plaintiffs/ Appellees, and PAUL W. SHAGEN, JOSEPH M. PACZKOWSKI, and JOLENE M. NERTOLI, Defendants/Counter-Plaintiffs, and MILLER, CANFIELD, PADDOCK & STONE, P.L.C., Defendant/Appellee. _________________________________________/ On order of the Court, the application for leave to appeal the November 18, 2008 judgment of the Court of Appeals is considered and, pursuant to MCR 7.302(H)(1), in lieu of granting leave to appeal, we REVERSE in part the judgment of the Court of Appeals as to the plaintiff’s claim of legal malpractice against the defendant law firm and we REINSTATE the judgment of the Chippewa Circuit Court denying the defendant law firm’s motion for summary disposition. We agree with the trial court that there were outstanding issues of material fact with regard to the defendant firm’s potential legal malpractice liability. In all other respects, leave to appeal is DENIED, because we are not persuaded that the questions presented should be reviewed by this Court. I, Corbin R. Davis, Clerk of the Michigan Supreme Court, certify that the foregoing is a true and complete copy of the order entered at the direction of the Court. January 27, 2010 _________________________________________ p0120 Clerk