From Kessler v Kessler, 295 Mich App 54 (2011), the Court held that the lower court was not obligated to consider the change of domicile factors.

The Michigan Supreme Court heard arguments on December 7, 2011 in a highway defect case this week in Whitmore v Charlevoix County Road Commission.

In In re TD, the COA held that application of SORA was not "punishment," so it could not be deemed unconstitutional on grounds that it was cruel and unusual as applied to the respondent.

In Sharp v City of Benton Harbor, the COA held that a curb comes within the definition of "a public highway, road, or street," for purposes of applying the highway exception to governmental immunity to municipalities.

The COA issued a published opinion addressing application of federal law (HIPAA) and state law of physician-patient privilege to discovery requests for non-party patient information.

In Kline v Dep't of Tranportation, the COA "begrudgingly" followed McCahan v Brennan, holding that the defendant was entitled to summary disposition where the plaintiff failed to comply with the notice provision.

In Harris vs. J.B. Robinson Jewelers, a published opinion, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the District Court's Opinion granting Defendant, J.B. Robinson Jewelers, summary disposition.

The Court of Appeals released a published opinion addressing spousal support and attorney fees in divorce cases in Myland v Myland.

The Michigan COA held that MCR 8.119(F)(5) does not give a trial court the discretion to seal prior court orders. Jenson v Puste arose out of a 2006 divorce case where the plaintiff wife obtained a PPO against her ex-husband.

In People v Tennyson, the MSC held that the possession of drugs and firearms, by itself, was not legally sufficient to support the defendant's conviction under MCL 750.145.

In People v Szalma, the Michigan SCT held that a case for a new trial would subject a defendant to double jeopardy where the trial court had already determined that the prosecutor failed to present sufficient evidence to convict and granted a directed verdict of acquittal.

In a published opinion, the Sixth Circuit COA addressed an issue of first impression in our circuit: Whether a 9-1-1 "hang call" gives rise to an exception to the 4th Amendment protections against warrantless searches.

After hearing argument on application, the Michigan SCT recently issued an Order in lieu of granting leave. remanding a divorce case to the circuit court for clarification of an alimony award.

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.

Common sense prevailed in the published COA opinion of Dancey v Travelers Property Casualty Co. In that case, a motorist was injured in single-vehicle accident after her vehicle hit a ladder lying in the roadway.

The COA held that the county was not entitled summary disposition based on governmental immunity because the sewage exception to immunity applied even where the plaintiffs failed to expressly comply with notice requirements

In People v Dowdy, the Court of Appeals issued a published opinion interpreting SORA - the Sex Offender Registry Act.

The COA released a published opinion providing some clarification on whether paternity actions can ever take precedence over adoption proceedings.