The trial court in this wrongful-death case properly 1) granted the estate’s motion to approve and distribute settlement proceeds without first conducting an evidentiary hearing, and 2) excluded the husband – who was married to, but separated from, the decedent at the time of her death – from receiving any proceeds.

The trial court properly dismissed the plaintiff-teacher’s constructive discharge claim against the defendant-school district and its human resources director because the teacher’s resignation was “voluntary,” the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.

The trial court properly terminated the respondent-mother’s parental rights because termination was in the children’s best interests.

The trial court in this divorce action properly awarded attorney fees to the plaintiff ex-wife because the defendant ex-husband “engaged in misconduct”.

The trial court correctly held that the minor children in this case would be harmed if returned to their mother’s care and, as a result, properly terminated her parental rights.

A trial court is not prohibited by the court rules from giving interim effect to a referee’s recommended order that changes custody pending a judicial hearing on an objection to the recommendation.

The issue of operating a vehicle while internally possessing marijuana pursuant to the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act (“MMMA”) was tackled this week by the Michigan Supreme Court in its review of People v. Koon.

Some auto insurance companies include an exclusion that lowers the amount the insured can recover for bodily injury if the injured person is a family member. The exclusion is known as the "family drop down" and it was at issue in Ruzak v USAA Insurance Agency.