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Recent articles from Michigan Lawyers Weekly

U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit Case Summaries: July 6, 2009.
July 6, 2009... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff Taxation Indian Tribes - Immunity From Taxes The parties' issues on appeal regarding Indian tribes and exemption from federal state taxation will not be heard at this time. Further, a remand is necessary to determine whether the Keweenaw...

Verdicts & Settlements July 6, 2009: Standard of care criticized after hysterectomy.
July 6, 2009... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff In a medical-malpractice lawsuit filed in Oakland County Circuit Court, plaintiff Catherine Parafian sought damages for her claims of defendant Dr. Robert A. Delp's violation of the standard of care by performing a hysterectomy that may not have been...

Verdicts & Settlements July 6, 2009: Carrier, estate clash over life insurance contract.
July 6, 2009... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan, defendant/counter-plaintiff Sentry Life Insurance Co. sought to rescind two policies against plaintiff's/counter-defendant's decedent Douglas Severns, former CEO of A&M Supply....

Verdicts & Settlements July 6, 2009: Premature child born with cerebral palsy, learning problems.
July 6, 2009... Byline: Michigan Lawyers Weekly Staff On Oct. 2, 2004, the plaintiff, pregnant for the first time, presented to defendant hospital at approximately 29 weeks' gestation with a complaint of left upper quadrant abdominal pain. Her blood pressures were elevated. She was discharged the next...

Dealing with hostility.(trial strategies)
July 6, 2009... Byline: Kimberly Atkins, Esq. Courtroom Techniques Most trial attorneys have had the experience dealing with opposing counsel who, for whatever reason, insists on being rude, unaccommodating or just outright nasty. But understanding why lawyers can sometimes be jerks -- and...