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Posted: Jun 3, 2020, 10:00 AM
An automobile liability policy should not be voided on public policy grounds because the policyholder had a “sufficient” insurable interest, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.
Posted: Aug 7, 2019, 10:50 AM
The petitioners appealed, arguing their case was timely brought before the ALJ. They claimed an evidentiary hearing would have shown this to be true, but the ALJ made factual findings against them without giving them the opportunity to present their evidence.
Posted: Mar 20, 2019, 2:11 PM
A trial court properly dismissed defamation and tortious interference claims brought by an attorney who had represented indigent mothers in Genesee County child-protective proceedings, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.
Posted: Dec 26, 2018, 2:15 PM
A criminal defendant’s failure to satisfy the plain-error test regarding a trial court’s alleged error does not, by itself, prohibit the defendant from bringing an ineffective assistance of counsel claim related to that same error, according to the Michigan Supreme Court.
Posted: Mar 29, 2017, 10:25 AM
Michigan Court of Appeals (MCOA) in Kevin Smith v City of Flint, No. 320437, a for publication opinion, affirms lower court grant of summary disposition on Plaintiff’s claim under the Whistleblowers’ Protection Act (WPA) MCL 15.361 et seq.
Posted: Feb 22, 2017, 4:00 PM
To understand these three inter-related appeals, Cassidy v Cassidy and Hansen, No. 328004, No. 328024 and Cassidy v Cassidy, No. 333319, we first must state the facts of this not-so-simple divorce matter.
Posted: Apr 3, 2014, 4:55 PM
On February 6, 2014, the Michigan Court of Appeals issued People v Lubkin (Case No. 310359), an unpublished decision vacating a trial court’s conviction of Attorney Lubkin for criminal contempt.
Posted: Aug 21, 2009, 2:25 PM
In a long-awaited ruling among no-fault automobile practitioners, the Supreme Court granted leave in McCormick v Carrier (Docket No 136738)
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