The COA held that the Juvenile Code doesn’t allow for the imposition of a flat rate probation supervision fee, and vacated the trial court order.

The term Cat’s Paw comes from an old fable in which a conniving monkey convinces a cat to reach into a fire to get roasting chestnuts.

We don’t think we are exaggerating the significance of two published opinions released by the Court of Appeals yesterday in In re MJG and In re JSP/In re BGP.

The MI Supreme Court decided a case concerning a plaintiff’s claim for personal injury benefits when he was injured while unloading items from his vehicle.

The COA affirms the case against Clifford Thomas but vacates Jasmine Gordon’s conviction and remands for a new trial due to the ineffective assistance of Gordon’s counsel.

The COA issued another published opinion in a grandparenting time case. Geering v Robinson, issued June 13, 2017 (Docket 335794). In that case, the parents had divorced.

The Michigan Court of Appeals reversed and remanded for entry of an order quashing the bind-overs on charges of owning a dangerous animal.

The COA reversed and remanded the case of Yu v Farm Bureau, to the lower court to enter a judgment in favor of Plaintiff Yu on the issue of coverage and to proceed to determine damages.

The COA reversed the circuit court’s summary disposition ruling as to one defendant and affirmed as to two others in an appeal involving the death of bicyclist.

In 2012, Kentucky’s Health & Family Services brought a Dependency, Neglect and Abuse proceeding against the mother of two boys.

The COA affirmed two lower court judgments granting money damages and attorney fees in an age discrimination case under the Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act.

Buck was convicted of capital murder for killing his ex-girlfriend and her friend in 1995.

The COA has held that unpaid discovery sanctions imposed against a party prior to the case evaluation hearing are still enforceable despite the parties’ acceptance.

The COA in Kevin Smith v City of Flint, a for publication opinion, affirms lower court grant of summary disposition on Plaintiff’s claim under the Whistleblowers’ Protection Act

The Michigan Court of Appeals reversed the lower court decision terminating the father’s rights to his child because of the termination of his rights to two children in the past.

The Michigan Court of Appeals held that the trial court did not err in calculating damages, instructing the jury, or determining sanctions.

In Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools, the U.S. Supreme Court examined a disability-based discrimination claim brought by a Michigan student against a public school.

Joy filed for divorce from Robert in 2012 after confirming that Robert had been having an affair with Hansen, during which, Robert gave her over $300K to remodel her East Ellen St. house.