Mich. High Court Says Statute Allows Suits Against Architects for Six Years

LANSING, Mich. - Architects are subject to a six-year statute of limitations provided for in a law specifically citing them and professional engineers, rather than shorter terms for malpractice or negligence actions, Michigan's Supreme court ruled Feb. 1. Ostroth v. Warren Regency, No. 126859 (Mich. Sup.).

The high court agreed with a Court of Appeals opinion that the law (MCL 600.5839) is both a statute of repose and a statute of limitations.

A trial court dismissed a claim by an office worker against Edward Schulak and Hobbs & Black Inc., the architects and consultants for a 1998 office renovation project …