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Court of Appeals Holds Judicial Estoppel Applies to Daughter's Claim of Ownership, Not to Claim of Unjust Enrichment or Quantum Meruit
Speaker Law Firm 6/10/25 Speaker Law Firm 6/10/25

Court of Appeals Holds Judicial Estoppel Applies to Daughter's Claim of Ownership, Not to Claim of Unjust Enrichment or Quantum Meruit

Judicial estoppel barred Plaintiff-Appellant's claims that depended on an ownership interest in the property, as she had previously denied such an interest in her bankruptcy petition. However, judicial estoppel did not preclude her claim for unjust enrichment or quantum meruit.

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MSU Not Obligated To Refund Tuition And Fees For Its COVID-19 Response 
Speaker Law Firm 1/22/25 Speaker Law Firm 1/22/25

MSU Not Obligated To Refund Tuition And Fees For Its COVID-19 Response 

The trial court properly dismissed the plaintiffs’ contractual claims against Michigan State University over the school’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.

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Legal Malpractice Claim Wrongly Dismissed, Fees Improperly Awarded To Lawyer & Firm
Speaker Law Firm 8/26/20 Speaker Law Firm 8/26/20

Legal Malpractice Claim Wrongly Dismissed, Fees Improperly Awarded To Lawyer & Firm

The plaintiff, Elizabeth Silverman, filed a breach of contract suit against the defendant, Lawrence Korn, because he refused to pay for legal work that she had performed in his divorce case.

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Job Offer Properly Withdrawn After Candidate Tested Positive For THC
Speaker Law Firm 7/10/19 Speaker Law Firm 7/10/19

Job Offer Properly Withdrawn After Candidate Tested Positive For THC

A company properly withdrew its offer of employment to a job candidate who tested positive for tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) during a pre-employment drug screening.

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Attorney Who Left Firm Not Entitled To Equitable Lien On Settlement Proceeds
Speaker Law Firm 10/10/18 Speaker Law Firm 10/10/18

Attorney Who Left Firm Not Entitled To Equitable Lien On Settlement Proceeds

In Pounders v Fawaz, the Court of Appeals reversed the trial court’s order denying the plaintiff’s motion to terminate the equitable lien on the settlement proceeds.

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Co-Owner of a Condominium has No Premises Liability Claim
Speaker Law Firm 10/21/15 Speaker Law Firm 10/21/15

Co-Owner of a Condominium has No Premises Liability Claim

The COA clarified an issue of first impression: whether a co-owner of a condominium unit has a claim sounding in premises liability against the condominium association.

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The Appellate Court Says an In Pro Per Party's Legal Malpractice Claim Is Frivolous
Speaker Law Firm 6/24/15 Speaker Law Firm 6/24/15

The Appellate Court Says an In Pro Per Party's Legal Malpractice Claim Is Frivolous

In Bhama v Garves, the Court of Appeals found an appeal regarding legal malpractice by an in pro per psychiatrist to be frivolous.

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Accrual of Attorneys' Cause of Action for Unpaid Balances
Speaker Law Firm 7/16/08 Speaker Law Firm 7/16/08

Accrual of Attorneys' Cause of Action for Unpaid Balances

Recently, the Court of Appeals took on an interesting battle between attorney and former client in Seyburn v Bakshi, where Law Firm was suing its Former Client for unpaid legal fees.

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