Michigan Lawyers Weekly

11/07/2024

Case of the Day: Negligence – Restaurant – Security guard

Where the defendant owners of a restaurant moved for summary disposition in a negligence suit brought by a plaintiff security guard, the trial court erred when it concluded that the defendants owed a duty to the plaintiff. Reversed. “Defendants appeal by right the trial court’s order denying the...

11/07/2024

Commentary: ERISA proves value to private sector workers; government workers miss out

By J.J. Conway   It’s going to be a long 50th birthday celebration for the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, or ERISA, of 1974. Signed into law by President Gerald R. Ford on Sept. 2, 1974, the legislation went into effect in January 1975, establishing standards for private employer pensio...

11/06/2024

Case of the Day: Landlord and Tenant – Foreseeability – Respondeat superior

Where a plaintiff sued her apartment complex after an employee illegally entered her apartment and stole medication, the employee’s actions were not reasonably foreseeable, so a judge’s decision to dismiss the complaint should be affirmed. “Plaintiff sued her apartment complex after an employe...

11/06/2024

A sidebar with… Linda Paullin-Hebden

In the fast-paced world of mergers and acquisitions, Linda Paullin-Hebden stands out. Earlier this year, ACG Detroit, a nearly 400-member organization of middle-market M&A professionals, announced the winners of its 9th annual M&A All Star Awards. Among them was Paullin-Hebden. The Warner Norcross +...

11/05/2024

As artificial intelligence tools become more sophisticated and their use becomes more widespread in the legal industry, lawyers are grappling with a host of new ethical considerations, according to a recent guidance from the American Bar Association.

As artificial intelligence tools become more sophisticated and their use becomes more widespread in the legal industry, lawyers are grappling with a host of new ethical considerations, according to a recent guidance from the American Bar Association.

11/05/2024

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11/04/2024

Case of the Day: Employment – Whistleblower – Preemption

Where a public policy wrongful discharge claim was dismissed, that was error, as the claim is not preempted by the Whistleblower’s Protection Act. “This case requires us to determine whether plaintiff Telane Hadden’s public policy wrongful discharge claim against defendant Pine Creek Manor Ski...

11/04/2024

The state’s top court won’t review an appeals court ruling that reversed a lower court’s finding that the parties entered into a valid land contract for the sale of property via a lease with an option to purchase.

An appeals court ruling that reversed a lower court’s finding that the parties entered into a valid land contract for the sale of property via a lease with an option to purchase won’t be reviewed by the state’s top court.

11/04/2024

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11/04/2024

Michigan Lawyers Weekly is pleased to announce the lawyers selected to the 2024 Class of Leaders in the Law.

Michigan Lawyers Weekly is pleased to announce the lawyers selected to the 2024 Class of Leaders in the Law and the 2024 Newsmakers of the Year.

11/01/2024

Case of the Day: Employment – Discrimination – MCL 600.6431(1)

Where the defendants in an employment discrimination action moved for summary disposition, that motion should have been allowed because the plaintiff’s claim is barred by her failure to comply with the requirements of MCL 600.6431(1).

11/01/2024

Under the no fault act, any damages recoverable by an injured party must constitute “allowable expenses” under the statute, and fee schedules as well as common-law mitigation of damages principles are also applicable, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.

Under the no fault act, any damages recoverable by an injured party must constitute “allowable expenses” under the statute, and fee schedules as well as common-law mitigation of damages principles are also applicable, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.

10/31/2024

Case of the Day: Zoning — Bike path provisions

Where plaintiffs have brought a facial challenge to provisions in the Jamestown Charter Township’s zoning ordinance, which require either an easement or an in-lieu payment for the township to construct bike paths, that challenge fails on the merits, as there are sets of fact in which the township ...

10/31/2024

The Michigan Supreme Court has declined to review an appeals court decision that enforced an arbitrator’s award requiring the Michigan State Police to reinstate a female trooper who was terminated after several male coworkers accused her of sexual assault.

The Michigan Supreme Court has declined to review an appeals court decision that enforced an arbitrator’s award requiring the Michigan State Police to reinstate a female trooper who was terminated after several male coworkers accused her of sexual assault.

10/30/2024

Case of the Day: Municipal — Sidewalk – Open and obvious doctrine

Where plaintiff fell on a sidewalk, a grant of summary disposition in favor of the defendant must be reversed because the trial court erred by granting summary disposition on the basis of the open and obvious doctrine, while the trial court also erred by granting summary disposition to the defendant...

10/30/2024

A divided panel of the Michigan Court of Appeals has dismissed a suit brought by a 75-year-old building resident who fell in a 10-foot-long, 4-inch-deep trench, saying summary disposition in favor of the management company and construction company that created trench was appropriate.

A divided panel of the Michigan Court of Appeals has dismissed a suit brought by a 75-year-old building resident who fell in a 10-foot-long, 4-inch-deep trench, saying summary disposition in favor of the management company and construction company that created trench was appropriate.

10/29/2024

Case of the Day: No-Fault Law — Fee schedules

Where a defendant’s motion for summary disposition was granted in part and denied in part, the trial court erred by ruling that the no-fault fee schedules in MCL 500.3157 cannot be applied to limit the plaintiff’s recovery.

10/29/2024

Two attorneys have been appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to the Michigan Committee on Juvenile Justice and the Governor’s Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect.

Two attorneys have been appointed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to the Michigan Committee on Juvenile Justice and the Governor’s Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect.